UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to sit, to sit down, to be seated, sitting

Semantic entry: 17.12

Semantic domains: Stances and Events Related to Stances

Subdomains: Sit

Definition: to be in a seated position{N:001}

Sense 2: to cause to sit down, to seat

Semantic entry: 17.17

Semantic domains: Stances and Events Related to Stances

Subdomains: Sit

Definition: to cause someone to sit or to be in a seated position

Notes: For καθίζω as part of an idiom in RV EPH 1:20 · LV EPH 1:20 · Read together EPH 1:20, see 87.36: καθίζω.

Sense 3: to remain, to stay, to reside, to inhabit, to be, to settle

Semantic entry: 85.63

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Remain, Stay

Definition: to remain for some time in a place, often with the implication of a settled situation

Sense 4: to put in charge of, to appoint, to designate

Semantic entry: 37.104

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Assign to a Role or Function

Definition: to assign to someone a position of authority over others

Notes: In view of the particular context of RV CO1 6:4 · LV CO1 6:4 · Read together CO1 6:4 it may be necessary to indicate more clearly what is involved in such a designation. One may therefore wish to translate as ‘are you going to take these matters to be settled by people who have no standing in the church?’

Sense 5: to seat at the right side, to give a special place of honor to

Semantic entry: 87.36

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to cause to sit at the right hand) to seat at the right hand of someone as an expression of assigning special importance or high status to such an individual

Collocations: καθίζω ἐν δεξιᾷ