ΚΑΘΕΣΘΗΝΑΙ, καθεσθηναι
KATHESTHĒNAI, kathesthēnai
Sounds Like: kah-thes-THEE-nai
Translations: to sit down, to be seated, to take a seat
From the root: ΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ, ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an aorist infinitive, meaning 'to sit down' or 'to be seated'. It describes the action of taking a seat or being in a seated position. It is often used to indicate the beginning of a state of sitting or the act of settling into a chair or on a surface.
Inflection: Aorist, Infinitive, Middle/Passive Voice
Strong’s numbers: G2521 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2523 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 7:333
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 83:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ, ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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