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Strong's G2521 κάθημαι (kathemai)

Kathemai means “dwell” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2521 — chelqathhatstsurim in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2521
Language Greek
Linked Usages 247
Books 46

Strong's G2521 Quick Answer

Strong's G2521 κάθημαι (kathemai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kathemai (kath'-ay-mai) v. 1. to sit down 2. (figuratively) to remain, reside It has 247 linked Bible usages across 46 books. Visible English usage signals include said, lord, thee, david, and god. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kathemai (kath'-ay-mai) v. 1. to sit down 2. (figuratively) to remain, reside
Usage
247 linked usages
Books
46 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
said, lord, thee, david, and god

Meaning and Definition

kathemai (kath'-ay-mai) v. 1. to sit down 2. (figuratively) to remain, reside [from G2596 and hemai "to sit" (akin to the base of G1476)] KJV: dwell, sit (by, down) Root(s): G2596 See also: G1476

Original Word
κάθημαι
Transliteration
kathemai
Derivation
Root: κάθημαι R1: 2596
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2521. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to sit

Usage: κάθ-ημαι [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] in cl. present and imperfect only (prop. pf. and plpf. of καθέζομαι; cf. Bl., § 24), in LXX and NT fut. also, to sit, be seated: Mat.11:16 22:44" (LXX), Mrk.2:6, Jhn.6:3, Act.2:2, Jas.2:3 (on the vulgar imper. κάθου, see Kennedy, Sources, 162), Rev.4:3, al.; before prep. with accusative, ἐπί, Mat.9:9, Mrk.2:14, Jhn.12:16; παρά, Mat.13:1, Mrk.10:46; περί, Mrk.3:32, 34; πρός, Luk.22:56; ὑπό, Jas.2:3; εἰς, Mrk.13:3; μετά, with genitive of person(s), Mat.26:58;

ἐκ δεξιῶν, Mat.22:44; ἐπάνω, with genitive, Mat.28:2; ἀπέναντι, with genitive, Mat.27:61; ἐπί, with dative, Act.3:10; id. with genitive, Act.8:28; ἐκεῖ, Mat.15:29; pleonastic (M, Pr., 230, 241; Dalman, Words, 22), Mat.13:2, Act.23:3, Rev.18:7; metaphorically, Mat.4:16, Luk.1:79" (LXX) ; of one's domicile (Neh.11:6, Sir.50:26; Hdt., v, 63), Luk.21:31, Act.2:2, Rev.14:6 (cf. συν-κάθημαι) (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

said lord thee david god king sit sat sitting came throne israel

How Strong's G2521 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 140 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2521 (κάθημαι) appears 163 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2521 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2521 in the New Testament

87 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G2521 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

140 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 5:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And Enosh lived a hundred and ninety years, and begot Kenan.

Genesis 18:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And God appeared to him by the oak of Mamre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.

Genesis 19:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshiped with his face to the ground, and said,

Strong's G2521 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

18 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G2521 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2521.

Genesis 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Enosh lived a hundred and ninety years, and begot Kenan.
Genesis 18:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God appeared to him by the oak of Mamre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon.
Genesis 19:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshiped with his face to the ground, and said,
Genesis 19:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.
Genesis 21:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bowshot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.
Genesis 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham and spoke in the hearing of the sons of Heth, and of all who entered the city, saying,
Genesis 38:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Shelah my son be grown; for he said, Lest he also die as his brethren; and Tamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
Exodus 11:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sits on the throne, even to the firstborn of the maidservant that is by the mill, and to the firstborn of all cattle.
Exodus 12:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the captive maid in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all cattle.
Exodus 16:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
See, for the Lord has given you this day as the Sabbath, therefore he has given you on the sixth day the bread of two days: ye shall sit each of you in your houses; let no one go forth from his place on the seventh day.
Exodus 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the hands of Moses were heavy, and they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat upon it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands one on this side and the other on that, and the hands of Moses were supported till the going down of the sun.
Exodus 18:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jethro having seen all that Moses did to the people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore sittest thou alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening?
Leviticus 8:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall remain seven days at the door of the tabernacle of witness, day and night; ye shall observe the ordinances of the Lord, that ye die not; for so has the Lord God commanded me.
Leviticus 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for thirty-three days she shall continue in her unclean blood; she shall touch nothing holy, and shall not enter the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be fulfilled.
Leviticus 13:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the days in which the plague shall be upon him, being unclean, he shall be esteemed unclean; he shall dwell apart, his place of sojourn shall be without the camp.
Leviticus 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever sits on the seat on which he that has the issue may have sat, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening.
Deuteronomy 6:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt teach them to thy children, and thou shalt speak of them sitting in the house, and walking by the way, and lying down, and rising up.
Deuteronomy 11:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall teach them to your children, so as to speak about them when thou sittest in the house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou sleepest, and when thou risest up.
Joshua 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they had been circumcised they rested continuing there in the camp till they were healed.
Judges 3:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ehud went in to him; and he sat in his own upper summer chamber quite alone; and Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee, O king: and Eglon rose up from his throne near him.
Judges 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she sat under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.
Judges 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye that mount a she-ass at noonday, Ye that sit on the judgment seat, And walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; Declare
Judges 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord heard the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came yet again to the woman; and she sat in the field, and Manoah her husband was not with her.
Judges 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson: and he broke the cords as if anyone should break a thread of tow when it has touched the fire, and his strength was not known.
Judges 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest; and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a change of raiment, and thy living.
Judges 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the five men went on, and came to Laish; and they saw the people in the midst of it dwelling securely, at ease as is the manner of the Sidonians, and there is no one perverting or shaming a matter in the land, no heir extorting treasures; and they are far from the Sidonians, and they have no intercourse with anyone.
Judges 18:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the five men came to their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol, and said to their brethren, Why sit ye here idle?
Ruth 3:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, Sit still, my daughter, until thou shalt know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest until the matter be accomplished this day.
Ruth 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I said, I will inform thee, saying, Buy it before those that sit, and before the elders of my people: if thou wilt redeem it, redeem it, but if thou wilt not redeem it, tell me, and I shall know; for there is no one beside thee to do the office of a kinsman, and I am after thee: and he said, I am here, I will redeem it.
1 Kingdoms 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and stood before the Lord: and Eli the priest was on a seat by the threshold of the temple of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do that which is good in thine eyes, abide still until thou shalt have weaned him; but may the Lord establish that which comes out of thy mouth: and the woman tarried, and suckled her son until she had weaned him.
1 Kingdoms 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people sent to Shiloh, and they take thence the ark of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark.
1 Kingdoms 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came, and behold, Eli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.
1 Kingdoms 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul sat on the top of the hill under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron, and there were with him about six hundred men.
1 Kingdoms 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.
1 Kingdoms 20:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.
1 Kingdoms 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and thou shalt enter the land of Judah. So David went, and came and dwelt in the city of Hereth.
1 Kingdoms 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul dwelt in the hill below the field that is in Ramah, and his spear was in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
1 Kingdoms 22:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place of safety for my life, I will also seek a place for thy life, for thou art safely guarded while with me.
1 Kingdoms 23:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he dwelt in Messara in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in Mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
1 Kingdoms 23:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.
1 Kingdoms 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.
1 Kingdoms 27:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Achish, If now thy servant has found grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell with thee in a royal city?
1 Kingdoms 27:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I have not saved man or woman alive to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they carry a report to Gath against us, saying, These things David does. And this was his manner all the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
1 Kingdoms 30:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And who will hearken to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share alike.
2 Kingdoms 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David arose, and went, he and all the people that were with him, and some of the rulers of Judah, on an expedition to a distant place, to bring back thence the ark of God, on which the name of the Lord of Hosts who dwells between the cherubs upon it is called.
2 Kingdoms 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent.
2 Kingdoms 16:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said, And where is the son of thy master? and Ziba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.
2 Kingdoms 18:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
2 Kingdoms 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
2 Kingdoms 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He arose and smote the Philistines, until his hand was weary, and his hand clove to the sword: and the Lord wrought a great salvation in that day, and the people rested behind him only to strip the slain.
3 Kingdoms 1:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover thus said the king, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has this day appointed one of my seed sitting on my throne, and my eyes see it.
3 Kingdoms 2:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
3 Kingdoms 8:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord God of Israel, keep for thy servant David my father, the promises which thou hast spoken to him, saying, There shall not be taken from thee a man sitting before me on the throne of Israel, provided only thy children shall take heed to their ways, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
3 Kingdoms 11:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it, even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face of Solomon and dwelt in Egypt, he straightaway comes into his own city, into the land of Zeredah in the mount of Ephraim. And King Solomon slept with his fathers, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
3 Kingdoms 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, Art thou the man of God that came out of Judah? And he said to him, I am.
3 Kingdoms 13:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass while they were sitting at the table, that the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him back;
3 Kingdoms 17:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah said to the woman, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and took him up to the chamber in which he himself lodged, and laid him on the bed.
3 Kingdoms 22:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat, each on his throne, armed in the gates of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
3 Kingdoms 22:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Micaiah said, Not so, it is not I: hear the word of the Lord; it is not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left.
4 Kingdoms 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty; and he went up to him: and, behold, Elijah sat on the top of a mountain. And the captain of fifty spoke to him, and said, O man of God, the king has called thee, come down.
4 Kingdoms 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray thee; for God has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said, As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee; so they came to Bethel.
4 Kingdoms 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray thee; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And they came to Jericho.
4 Kingdoms 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah said to him, Stay here, I pray thee, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. And Elisha said, As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee: and they both went on.
4 Kingdoms 2:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they returned to him, for he dwelt in Jericho: and Elisha said, Did I not say to you, Go not?
4 Kingdoms 4:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha returned to Gilgal: and a famine was in the land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisha said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.
4 Kingdoms 6:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
4 Kingdoms 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there were four leprous men by the gate of the city: and one said to his neighbor, Why sit we here until we die?
4 Kingdoms 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went in, and, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have a message to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
4 Kingdoms 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast smitten and wounded Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: stay at home and glorify thyself; for wherefore art thou quarrelsome to thy hurt? So both thou wilt fall and Judah with thee.
4 Kingdoms 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This was the word of the Lord which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel: and it was so.
4 Kingdoms 18:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh said to them, Has my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own water together with you?
4 Kingdoms 19:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, O Lord God of Israel, that dwellest over the cherubs, thou art the only God in all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
1 Chronicles 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David brought it up: and all Israel went up to the city of David, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of the Lord God who sits between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.
1 Chronicles 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings to war, that Joab gathered the whole force of the army, and they ravaged the land of the children of Ammon; and he came and besieged Rabbah. But David abode in Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 Chronicles 6:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father the things which thou spokest to him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man before me sitting on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons will take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou didst walk before me.
2 Chronicles 18:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, and clothed in their robes, sitting in the open space at the entrance of the gate of Samaria: and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
2 Chronicles 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he said, Not so. Hear ye the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood by on his right hand and on his left.
2 Chronicles 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast said, Behold, I have smitten Edom, and thy stout heart exalts thee: now stay at home; for why dost thou implicate thyself in mischief, that thou shouldest fall, and Judah with thee?
2 Chronicles 26:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and he dwelt as a leper in a separate house; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was set over his kingdom, judging the people of the land.
2 Chronicles 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus says Sennacherib king of the Assyrians, On what do ye trust, that ye will remain in the siege in Jerusalem?
Ezra 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
Ezra 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
Nehemiah 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
Nehemiah 11:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
Job 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, And sat upon a dungheap outside the city.
Job 38:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they fear in their lairs, And lying in wait couch in the woods.
Psalms 46:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.
Psalms 49:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst sit and speak against thy brother, And didst scandalize thy mother’s son.
Psalms 68:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that sit in the gate talked against me, And they that drank wine sang against me.
Psalms 79:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, Who guidest Joseph like a flock; Thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself;
Psalms 98:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns—let the people rage; It is he that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved.
Psalms 106:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, Fettered in poverty and iron;
Psalms 109:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Psalms 126:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is vain for you to rise early: Ye rise up after resting, Ye that eat the bread of grief; While he gives sleep to his beloved.
Proverbs 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly.
Proverbs 6:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
time, And thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.
Song of Solomon 5:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, Washed with milk, Sitting by the pools.
Song of Solomon 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Make me hear it.
Isaiah 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in the year in which King Uzziah died, that I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the house was full of his glory.
Isaiah 19:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vision of Egypt. Behold, the Lord sits on a swift cloud, and shall come to Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and their heart shall faint within them.
Isaiah 36:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh said to them, Has my lord sent me to your lord or to you, to speak these words? has he not sent me to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat dung, and drink their water together with you?
Isaiah 37:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who sittest upon the cherubs, thou alone art the God of every kingdom of the world: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 42:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the bound and them that sit in darkness out of bonds and the prison house.
Isaiah 47:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now hear these words, thou luxurious one, who art the one that sits at ease, that is secure, that says in her heart, I am, and there is not another; I shall not sit a widow, neither shall I know bereavement.
Jeremiah 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him.
Jeremiah 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill the inhabitants of this land, and their kings the sons of David that sit upon their throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and Judah and all the dwellers in Jerusalem, with strong drink.
Jeremiah 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of thy power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.
Jeremiah 17:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that there shall enter through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, and riding on their chariots and horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited forever.
Jeremiah 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine: but he that goes forth to advance to the Chaldeans that have besieged you, shall live, and his life shall be to him for a spoil, and he shall live.
Jeremiah 22:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest on the throne of David, thou, and thy house, and thy people, and they that go in at these gates:
Jeremiah 22:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if ye will indeed perform this word, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, and riding on chariots and horses, they, and their servants, and their people.
Jeremiah 22:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Write ye this man an outcast: for there shall none of his seed at all grow up to sit on the throne of David, or as a prince yet in Judah.
Jeremiah 30:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Flee ye, dig very deep for a dwelling place, ye that dwell in the palace; for the king of Babylon has framed a counsel, and devised a device against you.
Jeremiah 30:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rise up, and go up against a nation settled and dwelling at ease, who have no doors, nor bolts, nor bars, who dwell alone.
Jeremiah 31:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Come down from thy glory, and sit down in a damp place: Dibon shall be broken, because Moab is destroyed: there has gone up against thee one to ravage thy stronghold.
Jeremiah 31:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Aroer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?
Jeremiah 31:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A snare, and fear, and the pit, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab.
Jeremiah 32:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I am beginning to afflict the city whereon my name is called, and ye shall by no means be held guiltless: for I am calling a sword upon all that dwell upon the earth.
Jeremiah 32:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt prophesy against them these words, and shalt say, The Lord shall speak from on high, from his sanctuary he will utter his voice; he will pronounce a declaration on his place; and these shall answer like men gathering grapes: and destruction is coming on them that dwell on the earth,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2521, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 16 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 17 usages, New Testament
Mark 11 usages, New Testament
Luke 12 usages, New Testament
John 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 7 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 32 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2521 FAQ

What does kathemai (κάθημαι) mean?

Kathemai (Strong's G2521) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dwell". kathemai (kath'-ay-mai) v. 1. to sit down 2. (figuratively) to remain, reside

How many times is kathemai (κάθημαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 247 linked usages for Strong's G2521 across 46 books.

Where can I study kathemai (κάθημαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2521 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kathemai (κάθημαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as said, lord, thee, david, god, and king. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2521 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 140 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 18 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2521, with linked reader references where each row is available.