"κάθομαι" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Verb

IPA: /ˈka.θo.me/, /ˈka.θo.me/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.θo.me/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: káthomai [romanization]
Etymology: Medieval verb of the 10th century in synchronic use with Ancient Greek κάθημαι (káthēmai, “to sit, to sit down, to be idle”). Etymology templates: {{m+|grc|κάθημαι|t=to sit, to sit down, to be idle}} Ancient Greek κάθημαι (káthēmai, “to sit, to sit down, to be idle”) Head templates: {{grc-verb}} κάθομαι • (káthomai)
  1. (Ancient Greek) — Tags: Ancient-Greek
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-vaBQWFoA
  2. (Byzantine)
    to sit or be at a place
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-71PXiPGS Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
  3. (Byzantine)
    to stay, reside, to be at a place
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-Gpd0m5bz Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
  4. (Byzantine)
    to remain at a place
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-ctefMAuU Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
  5. (Byzantine)
    (military) to camp
    Tags: Byzantine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-NEj0cMRo Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 6 8 8 10 14 8 7 9 2 2 1 15 2 1 5 2 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  6. (Byzantine)
    to be at a state, condition of
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-gfrziX9P Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 11 11 15 19 12 10 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 6 7 7 10 13 8 6 9 3 3 1 13 3 2 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 6 8 8 10 14 8 7 9 2 2 1 15 2 1 5 2
  7. (Byzantine)
    to associate with people
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-hHkiezyt Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
  8. (Byzantine)
    to be occupied with
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-dZKSkjVp Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
  9. (Byzantine)
    to remain idle
    Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κάθομαι-grc-verb-YVRfdsiI Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κάθουμαι (káthoumai) [Medieval-Greek] Derived forms: κάθοντας (káthontas) (english: while sitting) [indeclinable, participle, passive, present], κατακείτομαι (katakeítomai) (english: to be comfortably lying)
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