ἐκάθισεν

kathízō

he stayed

To cause to sit, to set or place (someone or something) in a seat or position; (intransitive) to sit down, to take a seat. Figuratively, to settle, establish, or appoint to a position. The term thus describes both literal physical sitting and the act of assigning or installing someone to an office or location.

G2523

Acts 18:11 · Word #1

Lexicon G2523

Lemmaκαθίζω
Transliterationkathízō
Strong'sG2523
DefinitionTo cause to sit, to set or place (someone or something) in a seat or position; (intransitive) to sit down, to take a seat. Figuratively, to settle, establish, or appoint to a position. The term thus describes both literal physical sitting and the act of assigning or installing someone to an office or location.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehe stayed
Literalsat-down-remained

Lexical Info

Lemmaκαθίζω
Strong'sG2523

SIBI-P1 Translation G2523-03

he/she/it sat down

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past, completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative 3rd singular expresses a simple completed action in past time. Given the verb’s intransitive usage within its semantic range, this form most naturally renders as a completed act of sitting down.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he stayed

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'he/she/it sat down' is contextually better rendered as 'he stayed' here, reflecting the figurative, durative meaning in Acts 18:11 of Paul residing or remaining there, as supported by silex_definition; 'sat down' would be misleading in the narrative flow.
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