Biblica Analytica
G2523 Greek

καθίζω

kathizō

to seat

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to seat
Transliteration
kathizō
Strong's Number
G2523
Occurrences
46

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word "κathizō" (kathizō), translated as "to seat", is an action verb that appears 46 times in the New Testament. Its primary meaning is to settle or fix oneself in a place, typically in a sitting position. This verb conveys a sense of intentional placement, as if the subject is deliberately positioning themselves in a particular location. In terms of range of usage, "κathizō" is often used in contexts involving official or formal situations, such as councils, synagogues, or gatherings of authority figures. For example, Jesus invites himself to be seated at the table in the house of Matthew (Matthew 9:10), while also seating himself at the right hand of God in heavenly places (Matthew 22:44). This suggests that "κathizō" may be used to indicate respect, authority, or a sense of privilege. Given its frequent occurrence in the New Testament, "κathizō" holds significant meaning in understanding the dynamics of power, community, and social hierarchy in ancient Jewish and Mediterranean contexts. It also underscores the idea of intentional placement, which may imply a sense of belonging, being recognized, or asserting one's position within a group.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G2523
Lemma
καθίζω
Transliteration
kathizō
Definition
to seat
Occurrences
46
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

46 total occurrences across the text

Matthew 5:1

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

Matthew 13:48

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 20:21

He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

Matthew 20:23

He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Matthew 23:2

saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

Matthew 25:31

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

Matthew 26:36

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”

Mark 11:2

and said to them, “Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him.

Mark 9:35

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

Mark 10:37

They said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory.”

Mark 10:40

but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

Mark 11:7

They brought the young donkey to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it.

Mark 12:41

Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

Mark 14:32

They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”

Mark 16:19

So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 4:20

He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

Luke 5:3

He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Luke 14:28

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

Luke 14:31

Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 16:6

He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

Luke 19:30

saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man had ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.

Luke 24:49

Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

John 8:2

Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down and taught them.

John 12:14

Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,

John 19:13

When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called “The Pavement”, but in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”

Acts 2:3

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

Acts 2:30

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

Acts 8:31

He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 12:21

On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

Acts 13:14

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

Acts 16:13

On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.

Acts 18:11

He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Acts 25:6

When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

Acts 25:17

When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.

1 Corinthians 6:4

If then you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

1 Corinthians 10:7

Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

Ephesians 1:20

which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

2 Thessalonians 2:4

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

Hebrews 1:3

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Hebrews 8:1

Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Hebrews 10:12

but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God,

Hebrews 12:2

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Revelation 3:21

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 3:21

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 20:4

I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.