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καθίζω

Non-contract Verb; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καθίζω καθίσω ἐκάθισα κεκάθικα

Structure: καθίζ (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Sense

  1. (causal) to make to sit down, seat
  2. to set or place
  3. to set or place for any purpose, post

Conjugation

Present tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular καθίζω καθίζεις καθίζει
Dual καθίζετον καθίζετον
Plural καθίζομεν καθίζετε καθίζουσιν*
SubjunctiveSingular καθίζω καθίζῃς καθίζῃ
Dual καθίζητον καθίζητον
Plural καθίζωμεν καθίζητε καθίζωσιν*
OptativeSingular καθίζοιμι καθίζοις καθίζοι
Dual καθίζοιτον καθιζοίτην
Plural καθίζοιμεν καθίζοιτε καθίζοιεν
ImperativeSingular κάθιζε καθιζέτω
Dual καθίζετον καθιζέτων
Plural καθίζετε καθιζόντων, καθιζέτωσαν
Infinitive καθίζειν
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
καθιζων καθιζοντος καθιζουσα καθιζουσης καθιζον καθιζοντος
Middle/Passive
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular καθίζομαι καθίζει, καθίζῃ καθίζεται
Dual καθίζεσθον καθίζεσθον
Plural καθιζόμεθα καθίζεσθε καθίζονται
SubjunctiveSingular καθίζωμαι καθίζῃ καθίζηται
Dual καθίζησθον καθίζησθον
Plural καθιζώμεθα καθίζησθε καθίζωνται
OptativeSingular καθιζοίμην καθίζοιο καθίζοιτο
Dual καθίζοισθον καθιζοίσθην
Plural καθιζοίμεθα καθίζοισθε καθίζοιντο
ImperativeSingular καθίζου καθιζέσθω
Dual καθίζεσθον καθιζέσθων
Plural καθίζεσθε καθιζέσθων, καθιζέσθωσαν
Infinitive καθίζεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
καθιζομενος καθιζομενου καθιζομενη καθιζομενης καθιζομενον καθιζομενου

Future tense

Imperfect tense

Aorist tense

Active
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐκάθισα ἐκάθισας ἐκάθισεν*
Dual ἐκαθίσατον ἐκαθισάτην
Plural ἐκαθίσαμεν ἐκαθίσατε ἐκάθισαν
SubjunctiveSingular καθίσω καθίσῃς καθίσῃ
Dual καθίσητον καθίσητον
Plural καθίσωμεν καθίσητε καθίσωσιν*
OptativeSingular καθίσαιμι καθίσαις καθίσαι
Dual καθίσαιτον καθισαίτην
Plural καθίσαιμεν καθίσαιτε καθίσαιεν
ImperativeSingular κάθισον καθισάτω
Dual καθίσατον καθισάτων
Plural καθίσατε καθισάντων
Infinitive καθίσαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
καθισᾱς καθισαντος καθισᾱσα καθισᾱσης καθισαν καθισαντος
Middle
1st person2nd person3rd person
IndicativeSingular ἐκαθισάμην ἐκαθίσω ἐκαθίσατο
Dual ἐκαθίσασθον ἐκαθισάσθην
Plural ἐκαθισάμεθα ἐκαθίσασθε ἐκαθίσαντο
SubjunctiveSingular καθίσωμαι καθίσῃ καθίσηται
Dual καθίσησθον καθίσησθον
Plural καθισώμεθα καθίσησθε καθίσωνται
OptativeSingular καθισαίμην καθίσαιο καθίσαιτο
Dual καθίσαισθον καθισαίσθην
Plural καθισαίμεθα καθίσαισθε καθίσαιντο
ImperativeSingular κάθισαι καθισάσθω
Dual καθίσασθον καθισάσθων
Plural καθίσασθε καθισάσθων
Infinitive καθίσεσθαι
Participle MasculineFeminineNeuter
καθισαμενος καθισαμενου καθισαμενη καθισαμενης καθισαμενον καθισαμενου

Perfect tense

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • εἴπερ τὸ μὲν καὶ ἕτερον δρῶμεν, τὸ καθίζειν λέγω, τὸ δὲ μόνουσ ἡμᾶσ αὐτοὺσ τὸ καθέζεσθαι. (Lucian, 11:11)
  • πλουτίνδην κελεύεισ ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀριστίνδην καθίζειν, καὶ ἀπὸ τιμημάτων ἥκετ’ οὖν εἰσ τὴν προεδρίαν ὑμεῖσ οἱ χρυσοῖ. (Lucian, Juppiter trageodeus, (no name) 7:7)
  • τοῖσι δ’ ἐνδίκοισ ‐ ἱερὰ καθίζειν, ὅστισ ἠδικεῖτ’, ἐχρῆν· (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambics 1:39)
  • καὶ ὅσα δεῖ χρηματίζειν τὴν βουλήν, καὶ ὅ τι ἐν ἑκάστῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ὅπου καθίζειν, οὗτοι προγράφουσι. (Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, work Ath. Pol., chapter 43 3:3)
  • ἢ καθάπερ ἔτι νῦν προσευξάμενοι καὶ προσκυνήσαντεσ ἐν τοῖσ ἱεροῖσ ἐπιμένειν καὶ καθίζειν εἰώθασιν, οὕτωσ οὐκ εὐθὺσ ἐπέβαλλον ταῖσ ἱεραῖσ ἡμέραισ τὰσ ἐνεργούσ, ἀλλ’ ἐποίουν τι διάλειμμα καὶ διάστημα, πολλὰ τῶν πραγμάτων δυσχερῆ καὶ ἀβούλητα φερόντων; (Plutarch, Quaestiones Romanae, section 25 6:1)

Synonyms

  1. to make to sit down

  2. to set or place

  3. to set or place for any purpose

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