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καθέζομαι
kathézomai · Greek · Strong's G2516 · 8 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sit”
What it means
to sit down
from G2596 (κατά) and the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος);
How the KJV renders it
sit
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sit”
Where it appears
8 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 6:15 V-PNP-NPMActs 20:9 V-PNP-NSMJohn 4:6 V-INI-3SJohn 6:3 V-INI-3SJohn 11:20 V-INI-3SJohn 20:12 V-PNP-APMLuke 2:46 V-PNP-ASMMatthew 26:55 V-INI-1S
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.