What does καθέζομαι · διδάσκω mean in the Bible?
καθέζομαι · διδάσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "to sit down".
Greek · G2516, G1321
ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων
To sit down · to teach (in the same broad application)
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καθέζομαι G2516 to sit down
Pronunciation kathézomai
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διδάσκω G1321 to teach (in the same broad application)
Pronunciation didáskō
Instructional transmission of content to persons; emphasizes active teaching role over passive reception.
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What does ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων (ekathezomēn didaskōn) mean in the Bible?
καθέζομαι · διδάσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "to sit down".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2516, G1321?
G2516, G1321 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to sit down
Source Gloss
to sit down
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Imperfect Middle John 4:6 · John 11:20 · Matt 26:55 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Middle Luke 2:46 · John 20:12 · Acts 6:15 · Acts 20:9 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 80 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 45 aorist 18 imperfect 15 future 2
Voice
active 75 passive 5
Mood
indicative 37 participle 25 infinitive 13 subjunctive 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:23 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 5:19 διδάξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:19 διδάξῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:2 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 9:35 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 13:54 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 15:9 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Matthew 21:23 διδάσκοντι present active participle participle Matthew 22:16 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:55 διδάσκων present active participle participle Matthew 28:15 ἐδιδάχθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:20 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Mark 1:21 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:13 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 4:1 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 4:2 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:2 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:30 ἐδίδαξαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:34 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:6 διδάσκων present active participle participle Mark 7:7 διδάσκοντες present active participle participle Mark 8:31 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:31 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:1 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 11:17 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 12:14 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:35 διδάσκων present active participle participle Mark 14:49 διδάσκων present active participle participle Luke 4:15 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:3 ἐδίδασκεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:6 διδάσκειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 11:1 δίδαξον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 11:1 ἐδίδαξεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:12 διδάξει future active indicative prospective Luke 13:22 διδάσκων present active participle participle Luke 13:26 ἐδίδαξας aorist active indicative completed Luke 20:1 διδάσκοντος present active participle participle Luke 20:21 διδάσκεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 23:5 διδάσκων present active participle participle John 6:59 διδάσκων present active participle participle
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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
ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain