ἐπικαθίζω epikathizō · G1940
to sit on
ἐπι-καθ-ίζω ; [in LXX for רָכַב, etc. ; ] ; to sit upon: Mat.21:7.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐπικαθ-ίζω, ; set upon, τινὰ ἐπί τι 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Art.” 78: absolutely, (i.e. κλίμακι)[]; τινὰ ἐν ἅρματι Vetus Testamentum Graece redditum 4 Ki..10.16; ἐν ὅπλοις ἀφανῶς ἐ. τὸ στρατιωτικόν 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 18.3.1:—middle, φυλακὴν ἐπεκαθίσαντο had a guard set, []; II. Intr., sit upon, πειθώ τις ἐπεκάθιζεν ἐπὶ τοῖς χείλεσι 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 94.5; τοῖς καρχησίοις ἐ. light upon, []; II.2. sit down against, besiege, πόλει 2nd c.BC: …
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G1940; TFLSJ G1940
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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