Lexical Definition

‎καθέζομαι‎ kathézomai (kath-ed'-zom-ahee) to sit down ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎ and the base of ‎ἑδραῖος‎

sit.

• to sit down

Abbott-Smith

καθ-έζομαι, [in LXX: Le 12:5, al. (ישׁב), Jb 39:28 (שׁכן);]
to sit down, sit: Jo 20:12; seq. ἐν, Mt 26:55, Lk 2:46, Jo 11:20, Ac 6:15; seq. ἐπί, c. gen., Ac 20:9; id. c. dat., Jo 4:6 (cf. παρα-καθέζ-, κάθημαι).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

καθέζομαι

(see. below), imperfect ἐκαθεζόμην in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but frequently as aorist 2, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Poets, καθεζόμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future καθεδοῦμαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]: aorist καθεσθείς [Refs 2nd c.AD+], which supplies the transitive sense, is more common in present and imperfect, but we have κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζεαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—sit down, take one's seat, ἀγορήνδε καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζευ ἐπὶ θρόνου[Refs 8th c.BC+]; καθεζομένη πρόχνυ (see. πρόχνυ); so κ. ἐν.. εὐνατηρίοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; preside, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ λαχόντες προεδρεύειν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ παρασκευῆς καθεζόμενοι taking their seats, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 sit down in, occupy, a country, encamp, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; settle, εἰς χώραν [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II remain seated, in various senses:
__II.1 sit still, with collateral notion of inaction, τίφθ᾽ οὕτως κατ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἕζεαι ἶσος ἀναύδ; [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 sit as suppliants, ἱκέται καθεζόμεσθα βώμιοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 sit for one's portrait, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.4 of a teacher, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων [NT]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.12.5 ☩ Matt.26.55}