2001 Translation

PARAKATHĒSTHAI, parakathēsthai

Sounds Like: pa-ra-KATH-ees-thai

Translations: to sit beside, to sit down beside, to sit near, to be seated beside

From the root: ΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb meaning 'to sit beside' or 'to be seated near'. It combines the prefix 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', with the verb 'καθῆμαι' (kathēmai), meaning 'to sit'. It describes the action of taking a seat next to someone or something, or being in a seated position adjacent to another.

Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Middle Voice

Strong’s number: G3865 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Five — 9:24

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ.

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.

• ἈΠΟΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΗΝ — sitting, dwelling, residing, remaining, abiding, a sitting one, a dwelling one
• ΑΠΟΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — I sit down, I am seated, I reside, I dwell
• ἘΓΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΝ — sitting, dwelling, enthroned, residing
• ἘΓΚΑΘΗΤΑΙ — sits in, dwells in, is seated in, lies in wait
• ἘΚΑΘΕΣΘΗΣΑΝ — they sat down, they took their seats
• ἘΚΑΘΗΜΗΝ — I was sitting, I sat, I remained, I dwelt
• ἘΚΑΘΗΝΤΟ — they were sitting, they sat
• ἘΚΑΘΗΤΟ — was sitting, sat, was seated
• ἘΚΑΘΟΥ — you sat, you were sitting
• ἘΝΕΚΑΘΗΜΕΘΑ — we sat, we were sitting, we settled, we were settled
• ἘΝΕΚΑΘΗΝΤΟ — they were sitting, they sat down, they settled
• ἘΝΕΚΑΘΗΣΘΕ — you sat, you were sitting, you stayed, you remained
• ἘΝΕΚΑΘΗΤΟ — was sitting, sat, remained, stayed
• ἘΝΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — those who dwell, those who sit, those who live, to those who dwell, to those who sit, to those who live
• ἘΝΚΑΘΗΝΤΑΙ — they sit, they are seated, they dwell, they reside
• ἘΝΚΑΘΗΤΑΙ — sits in, dwells in, is seated in, lies in wait, ambushes
• ἘΠΙΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — to sit upon, to sit on, to sit over, to be seated upon
• ΕΚΑΘΗΜΕΘΑ — we were sitting, we sat down, we remained seated
• ΕΚΑΘΗΜΗΝ — I was sitting, I sat
• ΕΚΑΘΗΝΤΟ — they were sitting, they sat, they had sat
• ΕΚΑΘΗΤΟ — was sitting, sat, was seated
• ΕΝΕΚΑΘΗΜΕΘΑ — we sat, we were sitting, we had sat, we were dwelling
• ΕΝΕΚΑΘΗΤΟ — he was sitting, she was sitting, it was sitting, he sat, she sat, it sat
• ΚΑΘΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to sit, to be seated, to sit down, to settle, to remain
• ΚΑΘΕΣΘΕΙΣ — having sat down, having been seated, sitting, being seated
• ΚΑΘΗ — sit, sit down, be seated, dwell, reside
• ΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — I sit, I am sitting, I dwell, I reside
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕ — sitting, dwelling, abiding, remaining, residing
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΗ — sitting, seated, a sitting one, a seated one
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΘΑ — we sit, we are sitting, we are seated, we dwell, we live
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΑ — sitting, dwelling, abiding, remaining, residing
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΑΙ — sitting, seated, dwelling
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΕ — sitting, seated, dwelling, abiding
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΗ — sitting, seated, who sits, who is sitting, a sitting one
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΗΝ — sitting, a sitting one, an abiding one, dwelling, remaining
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΗΣ — sitting, of one sitting, of her sitting
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟ — sitting, seated, dwelling, abiding, remaining, residing, living
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙ — sitting, those sitting, who sit
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) sitting, (to) those sitting, (to) those who sit
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΝ — sitting, seated, one sitting, a sitting one, that which is sitting
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΣ — sitting, seated, dwelling, abiding, remaining
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΥ — (of) sitting, (of) dwelling, (of) remaining, (of) residing
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΥΣ — sitting, those sitting, a sitting one
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΩ — sitting, seated, dwelling, residing, remaining, abiding
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΩΝ — (of) those sitting, (of) those who sit, (of) those who are seated
• ΚΑΘΗΜΕΝ‾Η‾ — sitting, seated, dwelling, abiding, remaining, a sitting one, a seated one
• ΚΑΘΗΜΗΝ — I was sitting, I sat, I remained, I dwelt
• ΚΑΘΗΝΤΑΙ — they sit, they are sitting, they dwell, they reside
• ΚΑΘΗΣΑΙ — to sit, to be seated, to dwell, to reside
• ΚΑΘΗΣΕΙΣ — you will sit, you will be seated, you will dwell, you will reside
• ΚΑΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to sit, to be seated, to dwell, to reside
• ΚΑΘΗΣΕΣΘΕ — you will sit, you will be seated, you will dwell, you will live
• ΚΑΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will sit, will be seated, will dwell, will remain
• ΚΑΘΗΣΗ — you will sit, you will be seated, you will dwell, you will live
• ΚΑΘΗΣΘΑΙ — to sit, to be seated, to remain, to dwell, to live
• ΚΑΘΗΣΘΕ — you sit, you are sitting, sit, be seated
• ΚΑΘΗΣΟ — I will sit, I will be seated, I will dwell
• ΚΑΘΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will sit, I will be seated
• ΚΑΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will sit, they shall sit
• ΚΑΘΗΣΟΝΤΕ — will sit, will be seated, will dwell, will reside
• ΚΑΘΗΣΤΟ — was sitting, sat, had sat
• ΚΑΘΗΤΑΙ — sits, is sitting, he sits, she sits, it sits, dwells, abides
• ΚΑΘΙΟΥΜΑΙ — I will sit, I will sit down, I will take my seat
• ΚΑΘΟΜΕΝ — sitting, while sitting, as they sat
• ΚΑΘΟΥ — sit, sit down, remain, stay, dwell
• ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΙ — sitting beside, seated beside, those sitting beside, those seated beside
• ΠΑΡΑΚΑΘΗΜΕΝΟΝ — sitting beside, sitting near, sitting by
• ΠΕΡΙΕΚΑΘΗΝΤΟ — they sat around, they besieged, they encamped around
• ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — to sit around, to sit about, to sit down around
• ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΗΝΤΑΙ — they sit around, they besiege, they encamp around
• ΠΕΡΙΚΑΘΗΤΑΙ — sits around, besieges, encamps around
• ΣΥΝΚΑΘΗΜΑΙ — to sit with, to sit down with, to sit together

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