ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΣΑΙ, προκαθισαι
PROKATHISAI, prokathisai
Sounds Like: pro-ka-THEE-sai
Translations: to sit down before, to sit in front of, to preside, to settle, to take a seat
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of sitting down in a place, often with the implication of doing so in front of others, or taking a seat of authority or prominence. It can also mean to settle or establish oneself in a place. It is used to indicate someone taking a position, whether literally sitting or figuratively settling.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4237 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 13:358
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΖΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΖΩ — to set before, to place before, to sit before, to preside over, to appoint, to establish
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΣΑΣ — having sat down, having taken a seat, having seated oneself, having settled, having established
- ΠΡΟΚΑΘΙΣΙΝ — a sitting down, a settling, a seating, a session
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