Strong’s G2521 · Greek

κάθημαι
káthēmai

Definition

and (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά);

Where the KJV renders it

  • dwell
  • sit (by
  • down)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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