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καθίσας ταχέως

To seat · soon

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καθίζω G2523 to seat
Pronunciation kathízō
To sit down or be seated; causally, to appoint or enthrone in a position of authority or honor.
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ταχέως G5030 soon
Pronunciation tachéōs
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What does καθίσας ταχέως (kathisas tacheōs) mean in the Bible?

καθίζω · ταχέως is a Greek word meaning "sit down quickly".

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Meaning

sit down quickly
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Present Perfect
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Active Mark 11:2 · Mark 11:7 · Mark 16:19 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 19:30 · John 12:14 · John 19:13 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 18:11 · 1 Cor 10:7 · Heb 1:3 · Heb 8:1 · Heb 10:12 · Matt 23:2 · Acts 13:14 · Rev 20:4 17×
Future Active Matt 25:31 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 6:4 1×
Perfect Active Heb 12:2 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×
Aorist Active Mark 9:35 · Mark 12:41 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 14:28 · Luke 14:31 · Luke 16:6 · Acts 12:21 · Acts 25:6 · Acts 25:17 · Eph 1:20 · Matt 13:48 · Acts 16:13 · Matt 5:1 13×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Aorist Active Matt 20:23 · Mark 10:40 · Acts 2:30 · Acts 8:31 · 2 Thess 2:4 · Rev 3:21 6×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 26:36 · Mark 14:32 · Luke 24:49 3×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active Matt 19:28 · Matt 20:21 · Mark 10:37 3×
45 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 46 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 17 ongoing 1 prospective 1 resultant 1 imperative 3 subjunctive 3 infinitive 6 participle 14
Tense
aorist 43 present 1 perfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 46
Mood
indicative 20 participle 14 infinitive 6 imperative 3 subjunctive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:1 καθίσαντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 13:48 καθίσαντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 19:28 καθίσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:21 καθίσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 20:23 καθίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 23:2 ἐκάθισαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:31 καθίσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:36 Καθίσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 9:35 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Mark 10:37 καθίσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:40 καθίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 11:2 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:7 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:41 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Mark 14:32 Καθίσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 16:19 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:20 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:3 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Luke 14:28 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Luke 14:31 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Luke 16:6 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Luke 19:30 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:49 καθίσατε aorist active imperative imperative John 8:2 καθίσας aorist active participle participle John 12:14 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed John 19:13 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 2:3 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 2:30 καθίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 8:31 καθίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 12:21 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Acts 13:14 ἐκάθισαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 16:13 καθίσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 18:11 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:17 καθίσας aorist active participle participle Acts 25:6 καθίσας aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 6:4 καθίζετε present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 10:7 Ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 1:20 καθίσας aorist active participle participle 2 Thessalonians 2:4 καθίσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 1:3 ἐκάθισεν aorist active indicative completed +6 more 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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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