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καθέζομαι

καθέζομαι, to sit down, take one’s seat

καθέζομαι (v. infr.), impf. ἐκαθεζόμην in Prose, X. An. 1.5.9, Cyr. 5.3.25 (but freq. as aor. 2, And. 1.44, Th. 4.110, Pl. Euthd. 272e); in Poets, καθεζόμην Od. 9.417, A. Eu. 6, Ar. Lys. 1139: fut. καθεδοῦμαι Id. Ra. 200, Av. 727 (anap.), And. 1.111, Pl. Tht. 146a, D. 5.15; later καθεδήσομαι D.L. 2.72, καθεσθήσομαι LXX Le. 12.5: aor. καθεσθείς AP 9.644.5 (Agath.), Paus. 9.3.4, Charito 3.2, but v. Luc. Sol. 11 (καθίζομαι, Pass. of καθίζω, which supplies the trans. sense, is more common in pres. and impf., but we have κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζεαι Od. 10.378, καθεζόμεσθα E. Heracl. 33, καθέζονται Lys. 13.37, etc.):—
  • sit down, take oneʼs seat, ἀγορήνδε καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες Od. 1.372; εἰνὶ θύρῃσι καθέζετο 9.417, cf. Il. 24.126, etc.; κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζευ ἐπὶ θρόνου ib. 522; κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζετʼ ἐπὶ . . λίθοισιν Od. 3.406; καθεζομένη πρόχνυ (v. πρόχνυ); so κ. ἐν . . εὐνατηρίοις S. Tr. 918; ἐπὶ ζυγοῖς ἀρχῆς E. Ph. 75; ἐς θρόνον A. Pr. 231; preside, Lys. l.c., Aeschin. 3.73; ἐνθαδί Ar. Ra. 200; οὐ λαχόντες προεδρεύειν, ἀλλʼ ἐκ παρασκευῆς καθεζόμενοι taking their seats, Aeschin. 3.3: Medic., Hp. Epid. 7.3.
      • 2 sit down in, occupy, a country, encamp, Th. 2.18, 7.77; settle, εἰς χώραν OGI 201.13 (Nubia, vi A.D.).
    • II remain seated, in various senses:
      • 1 sit still, with collat. notion of inaction, τίφθʼ οὕτως κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζεαι ἶσος ἀναύδῳ; Od. 10.378, cf. 6.295.
      • 2 sit as suppliants, ἱκέται καθεζόμεσθα βώμιοι E. Heracl. l.c.; πρὸς τὰ ἱερὰ ἱκετῶν καθεζομένων Th. 3.70, cf. Ar. Lys. 1139, D. 18.107.
      • 3 sit for oneʼs portrait, Porph. Plot. 1.
      • 4 of a teacher, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων Ev.Matt. 26.55.

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