καθημένοις [13 verses](part pl perf mid masc dat) "Sitting" is kathemai, which means "to sit," "to be seated," "to sit still," "to sit quiet," "to reside," and "to be placed."  - "Sitting" is a Greek verb that means to "be seated," "sit," especially of courts, councils, assemblies, etc.  The sense of being put in a position of authority as we would say "chair." It also means to "sit still" or "sit idle."