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κάθημαι

to sit down

‘to sit down’ is one of 2 main senses fuller range ↓

G2521 Strong's Greek
káthēmai Transliteration
/kath'-ay-mahee/ Pronunciation
Usage in the GNT 89 appearances

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Grammar key — what these labels mean

Part of speech

Verb
An action or state-of-being word.

Tense

Present
Ongoing or general action in present time (imperfective aspect).
Imperfect
Continuous or repeated action in past time (“was writing”).
Future
Action expected in future time.

Voice

Middle or Passive deponent
Middle/passive in form but active in meaning.
Middle deponent
Middle in form but active in meaning.

Mood

Participle
A verbal adjective (“writing,” “having written”).
Indicative
States a fact or asks a factual question (the mood of reality).
Imperative
Expresses a command or request.
Infinitive
A verbal noun (“to write”), unmarked for person or number.

Case

Nominative
The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
Accusative
The case of the direct object and of extent.
Genitive
The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
Dative
The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”

Person

3rd person
The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
2nd person
The one addressed (“you”).
1st person
The speaker (“I / we”).

Gender

Masculine
Grammatically masculine.
Neuter
Grammatically neuter.
Feminine
Grammatically feminine.

Number

Singular
One.
Plural
More than one.

Grammatical forms 20 distinct

  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine 16 times (18%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Masculine 11 times (12%)
  • Verb, Imperfect, Middle or Passive deponent, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 10 times (11%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Genitive, Singular, Masculine 9 times (10%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Dative, Singular, Masculine 8 times (9%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Imperative, 2nd person, Singular 7 times (8%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Accusative, Plural, Masculine 6 times (7%)
  • Verb, Present, Middle or Passive deponent, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine 6 times (7%)

+12 more forms (16 occurrences)

Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 89 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.

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Matthew 17 verses

Mark 11 verses

Luke 13 verses

John 3 verses

Acts 6 verses

1 Corinthians 1 verse

Colossians 1 verse

Hebrews 1 verse

James 1 verse

Revelation 33 verses

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