What does ἐπικαθίζω (epikathízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπικαθίζω (epikathízō) is a Greek word meaning "to seat upon".
Greek · G1940
ἐπικαθίζω
To seat upon
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ἐπικαθίζωG1940
Pronunciationepikathízō
What does ἐπικαθίζω (epikathízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπικαθίζω (epikathízō) is a Greek word meaning "to seat upon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1940?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [Jesus] sat (1).
Where does ἐπικαθίζω (epikathízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[Jesus] sat1×Matthew 21:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:7
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
ἐπεκάθισεν1xepekathisenMatthew 21:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 21:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to seat upon
Source Gloss
to seat upon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:7Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεκάθισανepekaqisan
I sit upon
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπικαθίζω is built from these roots: