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The Ancient Greek word for to sit is
ἕζομαι





to sit



Translations for to sit and their definitions

καθίζω
     1. v. (causal) to make to sit down, seat
     2. v.          to set or place
     3. v.         # to set or place for any purpose, post
     4. v.          to set up
     5. v.          to make an assembly take their seats, convene or hold an assembly
     6. v.          to put into a certain condition
     7. v. (intransitive) to sit down, be seated, take one's seat, sit
     8. v.          to sit at meals
     9. v.          to sit as judge
     10. v.          to sit down in a country, encamp
     11. v.          to settle, sink in
     12. v.          (of ships) to run aground, be stranded
     13. v. middle, intransitive
     14. v.          (of birds) to settle, alight


ἕζομαι
     1. v. I sit, sit oneself


κάθημαι
     1. v. to be seated
     2. v.          to be seated in court
     3. v.         # (present participle) (m, grc, οἱ, tr=-) καθήμενοι: the judges
     4. v.          to sit still, sit quietly, sit idly, do nothing
     5. v.          to lead a sedentary, obscure life
     6. v.          (of people) to be settled
     7. v.          (of things) to be set or placed


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