καθῆσθε

káthēmai

you will sit

To be seated, to sit (in a place or on something); to take a seated position; in extended or figurative senses, to remain in a place, to dwell, to reside, or to be situated. The primary sense is physical sitting or being seated, with extensions to figurative or settled presence (as in residing or dwelling in a place).

G2521

Luke 22:30 · Word #14

Lexicon G2521

Lemmaκάθημαι
Transliterationkáthēmai
Strong'sG2521
DefinitionTo be seated, to sit (in a place or on something); to take a seated position; in extended or figurative senses, to remain in a place, to dwell, to reside, or to be situated. The primary sense is physical sitting or being seated, with extensions to figurative or settled presence (as in residing or dwelling in a place).

Morphology V PRS MID IND 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseyou will sit
Literalyou-may-sit

Lexical Info

Lemmaκάθημαι
Strong'sG2521

SIBI-P1 Translation G2521-16

you are seated

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense, middle voice, indicative mood; 2nd person plural — ongoing state of being seated involving the subjects themselves.
Rendering RationaleThe present indicative expresses ongoing state, and the middle voice reflects the stative/reflexive nature of κάθημαι (‘to be seated, to sit oneself’). "You are seated" preserves the durative present and the settled posture inherent in the root.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

you will sit

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'you are seated' is present but idiomatic, while future sense 'you will sit' better fits the context of a promised role yet to be realized.
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