κάθημαι

A. κάτ‐ Hdt. 3.134) X. Cyr. 3.1.6, prob.in Call. Sos. vi4, κάθῃ Hyp. Fr. 115, Act.Ap. 23.3, dub.l.in Com.Adesp. 1203, (προ‐) Them. Or. 13.171a codd.; 3 sg. κάθηται Ar. Lys. 597, Pl. Ap. 35c, D. 9.70, SIG 987.26 (Chios, iv B.C.); Ion. 3 pl. κατέαται Hdt. 2.86; imper. κάθησο Il. 2.191, E. IA 627; κάθου Ar. Fr. 620, Anaxandr. 13, Men. 1017, Alex. 224; κάθουσο Sch.Theoc. 11.42; 3 sg. καθήσθω A. Pr. 916; 3 pl. καθήσθωσαν IG 9(2).1109.38 (Thess.); subj. καθῶμαι, κάθῃ Cratin. 277, καθῆται Ar. Eq. 754; opt.καθοίμην Id. Ra. 919, prob.in Id. Lys. 149; inf. καθῆσθαι; part. καθήμενος: impf. ἐκαθήμην Ar. Ec. 152, D. 48.31, etc., ἐκάθητο h.Bacch. 14, Ar. Av. 510, Th. 5.6, ἐκάθησθε Ar. Ach. 638, ἐκάθηντο, Ion. ἐκατέατο v.l. in Hdt. 3.144, 8.73; also without syll. augm.καθῆστο Il. 1.569, E. Ba. 1102, Ph. 1467, Pl. R. 328c, Is. 6.19, καθῆτο D. 18.169,217; Ion. κατῆστο Hdt. 1.46, καθῆσθε D. 25.21 (with vv. ll.), καθῆντο Ar. Ec. 302, v.l. in Th. 5.58; Ep. καθήατο Il. 11.76; Ion. κατέατο Hdt. 3.144, 8.73, 9.90(v.l. καθ‐): the later fut. καθήσομαι LXX Le. 8.35, Ev.Luc. 22.30 is corrupt in E. Fr. 960:—to be seated, sit, αὐτός τε κάθησο καὶ ἄλλους ἵδρυε λαούς Il. 2.191; κάθησ’ ἑδραία E. Andr. 266: freq. in part., πέτρῃ ἔπι προβλῆτι καθήμενος Il. 16.407; ἐπ’ ἀκτῆς κλαῖε κ. Od. 5.82; κ. οἶος ἐν Ἴδῃ Il. 8.207; ἐν ἀγῶνι κ. 23.448; κλαῖον δ’ ἐν λεχέεσσι κ. Od. 10.497; θύρῃσι κ. 17.530; ἐπὶ ταῖσι θύραις Ar. Nu. 466; αὐτόθεν ἐκ δίφροιο κ. even from his seat as he sat there, Od. 21.420; καθήμεθ’ ἄκρων ἐκ πάγων S. Ant. 411; ἐκ μέσου κατῆστο sate aloof, remained neutral, Hdt. 3.83, cf. 4.118,8.73; ἐν θρόνῳ κ. Id. 2.149; θρόνῳ κ. E. El. 315; κ. πρὸς τάφῳ Id. Hel. 1084; πρὸς τὸ πῦρ Ar. V. 773; ἐπὶ δίφρου Pl. R. 328c; ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων X. Cyr. 4.5.54; ἐπὶ τοῦ ἅρματος Act.Ap. 8.28; ἐς τοὐργαστήριον Alciphr. 3.27: c. acc. cogn., ἕδραν κ. E. Heracl. 55: c. acc. loci, sit on, ὀφρύην ib. 394.

2. esp. of courts, councils, assemblies, etc., sit: οἱ καθήμενοι the judges, the court, And. 1.139, D. 6.3, etc.; δικαστὰς οὐχ ὁρῶ καθημένους Ar. Nu. 208; ὑμεῖς οἱ καθήμενοι you who sit as judges, Th. 5.85; οὐκ ἐπὶ τούτῳ κ. ὁ δικαστής Pl. Ap. 35c; κ. ὑπὲρ τῶν νόμων D. 58.25; of the βουλή, And. 1.43; βουλῆς περὶ τούτων καθημένης D. 21.116; of an assembly, X. An. 5.10.5; οἱ κ. the spectators in a theatre, Hegesipp. 1.29.

3. sit still, sit quiet, ὕψι περ ἐν νεφέεσσι καθημένω Od. 16.264; σφοῖσιν ἐνὶ μεγάροισι καθήατο (for ἐκάθηντο) Il. 11.76; ἐν πένθεϊ μεγάλῳ κατῆστο Hdt. 1.46; μετὰ κόπον κ. rest after labour, S. Fr. 479.3: and, in bad sense, sit doing nothing, lie idle, Il. 24.403, Hdt. 3.134; of an army, Id. 9.56, Th. 4.124; of a boat's crew, PCair.Zen. 107.6 (iii B.C.); οὐδὲν ποιοῦντες ἐνθάδε καθήμεθα, μέλλοντες ἀεί D. 11.17, cf. 2.23, S. Fr. 142.20, etc.; also, of an army, to have its quarters, be encamped, περὶ τὰς Ἀχαρνάς Th. 2.20, cf. 101; ἐχθρῶν ὑπ’ αὐτοῖς τείχεσιν καθημένων E. Ph. 752.

4. reside in a place, LXX Ne. 11.6; λαὸς καθήμενος ἐν σκοτίᾳ Ev.Matt. 4.16; settle, εἰς Σινώπην Muson. Fr. 9p.43H.

5. lead a sedentary, obscure life, ἐν σκότῳ καθήμενος Pi. O. 1.83; ἔσω καθημένη A. Ch. 919; αἱ βαναυσικαὶ [τέχναι] ἀναγκάζουσι καθῆσθαι X. Oec. 4.2; to be engaged or employed, esp. in a sedentary business, ἐπ’ αὐτῷ τούτῳ Hdt. 2.86; κ. ἐπὶ τῇ τραπέζῃ, of bankers, D. 49.42, cf. 45.33; ἐπ’ ἐργαστηρίου Id. 59.67; ἐπὶ τοῦ . . ἰατρείου Aeschin. 1.40; καθῆσθαι ἐν πόλει, opp. ζῆν ἐν Χωρίῳ, Muson. Fr. 11p.59H.

6. sit as a suppliant, ἐν Δελφοῖσι Hdt. 5.63, cf. Orac.ib. 7.140.

7. of districts and countries, lie, Χωρία ὁμοίως καθήμενα Thphr. HP 8.8.7.

b. to be low-lying, τὰ λεῖα καὶ καθήμενα Ael. VH 3.1, cf. NA 16.12; πεδίον κ. Him. Or. 14.17; πόπανον . . κ. δωδεκόμφαλον prob. flat in the middle, IG 22.1367.

8. of a statue, to be placed, Pl. Smp. 215b, Arist. Pol. 1315b21.

9. of things, to be set or placed, λαγῴοις ἐπ’ ἀμύλῳ καθημένοις Telecl. 32, cf. Pherecr. 108.17; τὸ πηδάλιον κ. πλάγιον Arist. Mech. 851a4, cf. ib.13.