προκαθέζομαι

A. sit before others, preside over, οἴκω Phintys ap. Stob. 4.23.61a: abs., preside, Mon. Ant. 23.171 (Cilicia), Jahresh. 15.55 (Notium); ἡ προκαθεζομένη πόλις the metropolis, Sch.rec.S. El. 4, cf. OGI 578.10 (Tarsus, iii A.D.).

2. sit down before and besiege, τῆς χώρας Alex.Polyh. ap. Eus. PE 9.27.