# κάθημαι/kathēmai Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. * This word can mean to be sitting or be in a seated position. **Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb. * This word can mean to sit or sit down from a standing position. * This word can mean to dwell or reside in a place.