Greek · G4228, G2521

καθήμενον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

A "foot" (figuratively or literally) · and (to sit; akin to the base of ); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside

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πούς G4228 a "foot" (figuratively or literally)

Pronunciation poús

Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.

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κάθημαι G2521 and (to sit; akin to the base of ); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside

Pronunciation káthēmai

Posture of settled position or authority; metaphorically denotes abiding presence or established residence.

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What does καθήμενον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ (kathēmenon para tous podas tou Iēsou) mean in the Bible?

πούς · κάθημαι is a Greek phrase meaning "sitting beside the feet of Jesus".

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Questions this entry answers

What does πούς · κάθημαι mean in the Bible?

πούς · κάθημαι is a Greek phrase meaning "sitting beside the feet of Jesus".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4228, G2521?

G4228, G2521 is connected to 93 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. sitting beside the feet of Jesus

Strong's G4228, G2521

Lexical occurrences 93 verses Word forms 7 forms 93 references

Source Gloss

sitting beside the feet of Jesus

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 93 Case pattern Accusative (58) Number pattern Plural (86)

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 5:9 · Rom 3:15 · Rom 10:15 · Rev 1:15 · Rev 2:18 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 13:2 7×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:8 · Mark 9:45 · 1 Cor 12:15 3×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:35 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 9:5 · Luke 20:43 · Acts 2:35 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · Acts 13:25 · Acts 13:51 · Heb 1:13 · Heb 2:8 · Heb 10:13 · Rev 3:9 19×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Acts 7:5 1×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:6 · John 20:12 · Acts 14:8 · 1 Cor 12:21 · Heb 12:13 5×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:30 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 28:9 · Mark 5:22 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 9:45 · Luke 1:79 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:44 · Luke 7:45 · Luke 7:46 · Luke 8:35 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 10:39 55×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:6 · Luke 4:11 · Rev 10:2 3×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 86 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 4 prospective 2 imperative 7 background 11 infinitive 2 participle 60

Tense

present 73 imperfect 11 future 2

Voice

middle 86

Mood

participle 60 indicative 17 imperative 7 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 4:16 καθήμενος present middle participle participle Matthew 4:16 καθημένοις present middle participle participle Matthew 9:9 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 11:16 καθημένοις present middle participle participle Matthew 13:1 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 13:2 καθῆσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:29 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 19:28 καθήσεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 20:30 καθήμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 22:44 Κάθου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 23:22 καθημένῳ present middle participle participle Matthew 24:3 Καθημένου present middle participle participle Matthew 26:58 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 26:64 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 26:69 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 27:19 Καθημένου present middle participle participle Matthew 27:36 καθήμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 28:2 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 2:14 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Mark 2:6 καθήμενοι present middle participle participle Mark 3:32 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 3:34 καθημένους present middle participle participle Mark 4:1 καθῆσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Mark 5:15 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Mark 10:46 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 12:36 Κάθου present middle imperative imperative Mark 13:3 καθημένου present middle participle participle Mark 14:62 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Mark 16:5 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Luke 1:79 καθημένοις present middle participle participle Luke 5:27 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Luke 7:32 καθημένοις present middle participle participle Luke 8:35 καθήμενον present middle participle participle Luke 10:13 καθήμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 18:35 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 20:42 Κάθου present middle imperative imperative Luke 21:35 καθημένους present middle participle participle Luke 22:30 καθήσεσθε future middle indicative prospective Luke 22:55 ἐκάθητο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 22:56 καθήμενον present middle participle participle +46 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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