What does παρακαθίζω (parakathízō) mean in the Bible?
παρακαθίζω (parakathízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sit down near".
Greek · G3869
παρακαθίζω
To sit down near
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παρακαθίζωG3869
Pronunciationparakathízō
What does παρακαθίζω (parakathízō) mean in the Bible?
παρακαθίζω (parakathízō) is a Greek word meaning "to sit down near".
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How does the BSB render G3869?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include sat (1).
Where does παρακαθίζω (parakathízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itsat1×Luke 10:39
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First aligned rowLuke 10:39
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
παρακαθεσθεῖσα1xparakathestheisaLuke 10:39
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 10:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sit down near
Source Gloss
to sit down near
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to set beside; act. for mid., to sit down beside: Luk.10:39, Rec. (for -έζομαι, which see).
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.
Luke 10:39Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
παρακαθίσασαparakaqisasa
I sit down beside
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
passive1
Mood
participle1
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
παρακαθίζω is built from these roots:
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