καθέζομαι

A. 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 κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζεαι Od. 10.378, καθεζόμεσθα E. Heracl. 33, καθέζονται Lys. 13.37, etc.):—sit down, take one's seat, ἀγορήνδε καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες Od. 1.372; εἰνὶ θύρῃσι καθέζετο 9.417, cf. Il. 24.126, etc.; κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζευ ἐπὶ θρόνου ib.522; κατ’ ἄρ’ ἕζετ’ 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, ἀλλ’ 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, τίφθ’ οὕτως κατ’ ἄρ’ 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 one's portrait, Porph. Plot. 1.

4. of a teacher, πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων Ev.Matt. 26.55.