ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΥ, προκαθημενου
PROKATHĒMENOU, prokathēmenou
Sounds Like: pro-ka-THEE-meh-noo
Translations: of one sitting before, of one presiding over, of one seated in front of
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'προκάθημαι', meaning 'to sit before' or 'to preside over'. It describes someone who is seated in a prominent position, often indicating authority or leadership, such as presiding over an assembly or being seated in front of others. As a genitive participle, it functions to modify a noun, indicating possession or relationship, often translated with 'of' or 'belonging to'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Present, Middle or Passive
Strong’s number: G4249 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 6:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΕΚΑΘΗΤΟ — was sitting before, was presiding, was sitting in front, was seated before
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — to sit before, to preside, to sit in front of, to sit at the head of
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΗ — presiding, sitting before, sitting in front, a presiding one, a sitting one
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙ — those sitting before, those presiding, those in charge, those leading, those occupying a seat
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those sitting before, (to) those presiding over, (to) those sitting in front, (to) those sitting at the head
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΩΝ — of those sitting before, of those presiding, of those in authority, of those in charge
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΗΤΑΙ — sits before, presides over, is seated before, is set before
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