from kata, "down," and hedra, "a seat," denotes "a seat" (Eng., "cathedral"), "a chair," Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; of teachers, Matthew 23:2 .
"the first seat," Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 11:43; 20:46; see CHIEF , No. 6. Cp. ROOM.
Note: For thronos, sometimes translated "seat" in the AV, see THRONE."to sit, be seated," is translated "shall ... be seated" in Luke 22:69 , RV; "is seated," Colossians 3:1 , RV (AV, "shall ... sit" and "sitteth"). See SIT.