sit

sit
v. trans.
P. and V. κᾰθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρύ̄ειν ; see seat.
At meals: Ar. and P. κᾰτακλί̄νειν.
V. intrans. P. and V. κᾰθῆσθαι, κᾰθίζειν, κᾰθέζεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἵζειν (also Plat. but rare P.), ἵζεσθαι, ἕζεσθαι, V. ἧσθαι, κᾰθιζά̆νειν, ἱδρῦσθαι (perf. pass. of ἱδρύειν), θᾱκεῖν, θάσσειν.
Sit at meals: Ar. and P. κᾰτακλί̄νεσθαι.
Sit in an official capacity: P. καθῆσθαι, καθίζειν, καθίζεσθαι.
With others: Ar. and P. συγκᾰθῆσθαι.
Sit at: V. ἐφῆσθαι (acc. or dat.), προσῆσθαι (dat.), προσίζειν (acc.), πᾰρῆσθαι (dat.).
Sit by: see sit at.
Sit by a person: Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰκᾰθῆσθαι (dat. or absol.), πᾰρᾰκᾰθίζεσθαι (dat. or absol.), P. συμπαρακαθίζεσθαι μετά (gen. ); transitively, see seat.
Sit by as assessor: see assessor.
Sit down: P. and V. κᾰθῆσθαι; use sit.
Sit down before a town (to besiege it): P. προσκαθέζεσθαι (acc.), προσκαθῆσθαι (acc.); see besiege.
Sit idle: P. and V. κᾰθῆσθαι, V. θάσσειν.
Sit near: see sit at, sit by.
Sit on: use P. and V. verb, sit with, εἰς (acc.), or V. ἐνθᾱκεῖν (dat.), ἐφῆσθαι (dat.), κᾰθίζειν (acc.), Ar. and P. κᾰθίζειν ἐπί̆ (acc.).
Make to sit on: P. ἐγκαθίζειν (τινὰ εἴς τι).
Sit together: P. and V. συγκᾰθῆσθαι, P. συγκαθέζεσθαι.
At meals: Ar. συγκᾰτακλί̄νεσθαι.
Sit up: P. ἀνακαθίζεσθαι.
Keep awake: P. ἀγρυπνεῖν.
Sit up for, watch for: P. and V. τηρεῖν (acc.).

SIT

PROP. sedere. To sit long persedere: to sit at or near anything assidere alicui rei (Cic.): to sit on a horse in equo sedere (Cic.); insidere (Liv.); haerere (C to sit firmly): to sit at table accubare accumbere in convivio (in the Roman sense): to sit still quietum sedere; se non movere loco: to sit in the Senate or on a bench (of magistrates) sedere: sedem or locum habere in senatu in judicio.

Figuratively sedere haerere (to be at rest or to remain long in a place): to sit closely at or long over anything occupatum esse aliqua re; assidue studiose tractare aliquid: to sit before a place (of besiegers) ad urbem sedere: to sit upon eggs iucubare ovis or ova; fovere ova: to sit apart in different places non una sedere (Vid: Cic. Mil. 20 54. ☞ Dissidere is not found in this sense). To sit out a play *fabulam ad finem usque spectare.

sit:

A. Intrans.:

I. To be in a sitting posture: sĕdeo, sēdi, sessum, 2: my loins ache with s.ing, lumbi sedendo dolent, Pl. Men. 5, 3, 1: with in and abl. denoting the seat: to s. in the front s.s, in primis sedilibus s., Hor. Epod. 4, 16; on a throne, in solio, Cic. Fin. 2, 21, 69. Also, esp. in the poets, without prep., e. g. solio s., Ov. Often with ref. to magisterial function: to s. on the tribunal (seat of judgment), pro (rather than in) tribunali s., Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 9 (in tribunali sedere, of other persons occupying the tribunal, as the assessors, Cic. de Or. 1, 37, init.). Comps.: (1). assĭdeo, 2 (to s. by; esp. in order to attend to or nurse): either absol., as Tac. Agr. 45 (assidente amantissima uxore). or with dat., as Ov. H. 20 (19), 137, ille ... assidet aegrae: Cic. (2). insĭdeo, 2 (oftener in secondary senses, as to be situated on, be seated or rooted in: also lit. in the poets): to s. upon a couch, toro ins., Ov. H. 20 (19), 134: to s. (be mounted) on a horse, equo i., Liv. 7, 6, med. (3). [*consĭdeo], consēdi, ssum, 2 (to take a seat; sit down: the perfect and other tenses are usu. referred to consīdo): v. TO SIT DOWN. (4). rĕsĭdeo, 2 (to s. back, in an easy position: infreq. in this sense): Cic. Fin. 3, 2, extr. (5). persĕdeo, 2 (to continue long sitting: rare): Lucr.: Liv.

II. To be on session, as a court:

1. sĕdeo, 2: Cic. Clu. 38, init.: Liv. Also consideo (at all events in p. tenses): Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 19, quo die primum judices citati in hunc reum consedistis, the first day you sat on this case.

2. expr. by hăbēri (to be held): while the courts were sitting, quum conventus haberentur: v. TO HOLD.

III. To sit idly, be inactive: sĕdeo, 2: to s. with folded hands, compressis, quod aiunt, manibus sedere, Liv. 7, 13. Strengthened: we sit idly at home, sedemus desides domi, id. 3, 68, med. Comp. dēsĭdeo, 2: to s. idly in delightful scenery, amoenioribus locis d., Quint. 5, 8, 1: Ter.

IV. To incubate: incŭbo, ui, ĭtum, 1 (with dat.): Col.: Plin.

V. To fit; as of dress: sĕdeo, 2: Quint. 11, 3, 140 (pars togae ... ita sedet melius et continetur).

B. Trans.: Phr.: to s. a horse, in equo [bene] haerere, Cic. Deiot. 10, 28.

ἧμαι
to be seated, sit
ἕζομαι
to seat oneself, sit
συνεδρεύω
to sit together, sit in council

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θάσσω
to sit, sit idle
θαάσσω
to sit
θακέω
to sit
θοάζω2
sit
συνεδριάομαι
sit (in council) together
συνεπῳάζω
sit on eggs together with
ἀγοράομαι
to meet in assembly, sit in debate
ἐγκαθέζομαι
to sit
ἐνιζάνω
sit
ἐπῳάζω
sit
ἐφεδρίζω
sit
ἡλιάζομαι
to sit in the court Ἡλιαία, be a Heliast
ὠΐζω
to sit on eggs, brood