Greek · G4228, G2521 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "sitting beside the feet of Jesus".

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Meaning

sitting beside the feet of Jesus

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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