ΚΑΘΕΖΟΙΝΤΟ, καθεζοιντο
KATHEZOINTO, kathezointo
Sounds Like: ka-THEH-zoyn-toh
Translations: they might sit down, they would sit down, they should sit down
From the root: ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person plural, aorist optative form of the verb καθέζομαι (kathezomai), meaning 'to sit down' or 'to take a seat'. It is a compound verb formed from κατά (kata), meaning 'down', and ἕζομαι (hezomai), meaning 'to sit'. The optative mood expresses a wish, a possibility, or a potential action, often translated with 'might', 'would', or 'should'. It describes an action that could happen under certain conditions or is desired to happen.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Aorist, Optative, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G2521 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΚΑΘΕΖΟΝΤΟ — they were sitting, they were sitting down, they sat down, they kept sitting
- ἘΚΑΘΕΖΕΤΟ — he was sitting, she was sitting, it was sitting, he sat down, she sat down, it sat down
- ἘΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΗΝ — I was sitting, I sat down, I used to sit
- ΕΓΚΑΘΕΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to sit down, to be seated, to settle, to reside
- ΕΚΑΘΕΖΕΤΟ — he was sitting, she was sitting, it was sitting, he sat down, she sat down, it sat down
- ΚΑΘΕΔΕΙΤΑΙ — he sits, she sits, it sits, he is sitting, she is sitting, it is sitting
- ΚΑΘΕΔΙΤΑΙ — they sit, they are seated, they dwell, they reside
- ΚΑΘΕΔΟΥΜΑΙ — I will sit down, I shall sit, I will be seated
- ΚΑΘΕΔΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — sitting, seated, a sitting thing, that which is sitting
- ΚΑΘΕΔΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they will sit down, they will be seated
- ΚΑΘΕΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to sit down, to be seated, to reside, to encamp, to besiege
- ΚΑΘΕΖΕΤΑΙ — sits down, is seated, takes a seat
- ΚΑΘΕΖΕΤΟ — he was sitting, she was sitting, it was sitting, he sat down, she sat down, it sat down
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΙΤΟ — he might sit down, he might be seated, he might reside, he might remain
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΑΙ — I sit down, I am seated, I reside, I dwell
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ — sitting, seated, those sitting, those seated
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those sitting, (to) those seated, (to) those who sit, (to) those who are seated
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΝ — sitting, a sitting one, encamping, besieging, residing, dwelling
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΣ — sitting, a sitting one, one who sits, being seated, remaining, dwelling
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of one sitting down, of him sitting, while he was sitting, of one dwelling, of him dwelling
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — sitting, a sitting, those sitting, those who are sitting
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΩ — sitting, sitting down, remaining, dwelling, residing
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ — sitting, of those sitting, of those who sit, of those who were sitting
- ΚΑΘΕΖΟΜΗΝ — I was sitting, I sat down, I took my seat
- ΚΑΘΕΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be seated, will sit down, will remain
- ΠΡΟΣΕΚΑΘΕΖΕΤΟ — he was sitting down, he was encamping, he was besieging, he was settling down
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