Lexical Definition

‎κάθημαι‎ káthēmai (kath'-ay-mahee) to sit ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎

dwell, sit (by, down).

• and (to sit
• akin to the base of ‎ἑδραῖος‎)
• to sit down
• figuratively, to remain, reside

Abbott-Smith

κάθ-ημαι, [in LXX chiefly for ישׁב;]
in cl. pres. and impf. only (prop. pf. and plpf. of καθέζομαι; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT fut. also, to sit, be seated: Mt 11:16 22:44(LXX), Mk 2:6, Jo 6:3, Ac 2:2, Ja 2:3 (on the vulgar imper. κάθου, v. Kennedy, Sources, 162), Re 4:3, al.; seq. prep. c. acc., ἐπί, Mt 9:9, Mk 2:14, Jo 12:15; παρά, Mt 13:1, Mk 10:46; περί, Mk 3:32, 34; πρός, Lk 22:56; ὑπό, Ja 2:3; εἰς, Mk 13:3; μετά, c. gen. pers., Mt 26:58; ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mt 22:44; ἐπάνω, c. gen., Mt 28:2; ἀπέναντι, c. gen., Mt 27:61; ἐπί, c. dat., Ac 3:10; id. c. gen., Ac 8:28; ἐκεῖ, Mt 15:29; pleonastic (M, Pr., 230, 241; Dalman, Words, 22), Mt 13:2, Ac 23:3, Re 18:7; metaph., Mt 4:16, Lk 1:79(LXX); of one's domicile (Ne 11:6, Si 50:26; Hdt., v, 63), Lk 21:35, Ac 2:2, Re 14:6 (cf. συν-κάθημαι).

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κάθημαι,

Ionic dialect κάτ-, 2nd pers. singular κάθησαι (Ionic dialect κάτ- [NT+5th c.BC+] codices; 3rd.pers. singular κάθηται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural κατέαται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κάθουσο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular καθήσθω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural καθήσθωσαν [Refs]; subjunctive καθῶμαι, κάθῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive καθῆσθα; participle καθήμενος: imperfect ἐκαθήμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also without syllable augment καθῆστο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect κατῆστο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect καθήατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect κατέατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]: the later future καθήσομαι [LXX+NT+5th c.BC+]:—to be seated, sit, αὐτός τε κάθησο καὶ ἄλλους ἵδρυε λαούς [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in participle, πέτρῃ ἔπι προβλῆτι καθήμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀκτῆς κλαῖε κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κλαῖον δ᾽ ἐν λεχέεσσι κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; θύρῃσι κ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτόθεν ἐκ δίφροιο κ. even from his seat as he sat there, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐκ μέσου κατῆστο sate aloof, remained neutral, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν θρόνῳ κ. [Refs]; θρόνῳ κ. [NT+5th c.BC+]: with accusative loci, sit on, ὀφρύην [Refs]

__2 especially of courts, councils, assemblies, etc., sit: οἱ καθήμενοι the judges, the court, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑμεῖς οἱ καθήμενοι you who sit as judges, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the βουλή, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of an assembly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ κ. the spectators in a theatre, [Refs]
__3 sit still, sit quiet, ὕψι περ ἐν νεφέεσσι καθημένω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σφοῖσιν ἐνὶ μεγάροισι καθήατο (for ἐκάθηντο) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μετὰ κόπον κ. rest after labour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: and, in bad sense, sit doing nothing, lie idle, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a boat's crew, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ποιοῦντες ἐνθάδε καθήμεθα, μέλλοντες ἀεί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, of an army, to have its quarters, be encamped, περὶ τὰς Ἀχαρνάς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 reside in a place, [LXX+NT]; settle, εἰς Σινώπην [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__5 lead a sedentary, obscure life, ἐν σκότῳ καθήμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ βαναυσικαὶ [τέχναι] ἀναγκάζουσι καθῆσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be engaged or employed, especially in a sedentary business, ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ τούτῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ἐπὶ τῇ τραπέζῃ, of bankers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; καθῆσθαι ἐν πόλει, opposed to ζῆν ἐν Χωρίῳ, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__6 sit as a suppliant, ἐν Δελφοῖσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 of districts and countries, lie, Χωρία ὁμοίως καθήμενα [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__7.b to be low-lying, τὰ λεῖα καὶ καθήμενα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; πεδίον κ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]; πόπανον.. κ. δωδεκόμφαλον probably flat in the middle, [Refs]
__8 of a statue, to be placed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__9 of things, to be set or placed, λαγῴοις ἐπ᾽ ἀμύλῳ καθημένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.23.3 ☩ LXX.Lev.8.35 ☩ Luke.22.30 ☩ Acts.8.28 ☩ LXX.Neh.11.6 ☩ Matt.4.16}