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`That which binds together'
sundesmos
(4:3).
`To be roused together'
sunegeiro
(2:6).
`To run together' (knowledge)
sunesis
(3:4).
`That which runs together'
(understanding)
suniemi
(5:17).
`To build together'
sunoikodomeo
(2:22).
`A joint -body'
sussoma
(3:6).
Here are fourteen compounds of sun employed in making known the
truth
of the Mystery, which the apostle felt no call to use when expounding
the
calling of the Hebrews. These are facts, whatever the deductions may
be that
are drawn from them, and such facts we ignore at our peril. The word
in
which we are specially interested at the moment is sugkathizo `to sit
together'.
`And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were
set down together, Peter sat down among them' (Luke 22:55).
Our inquiry must at least embrace the following points:
(1)
The ordinary usage of kathizo `to sit'.
(2)
The special usage of kathizo in the epistle to the Hebrews.
(3)
The effect of the combination sun with kathizo.
(4)
The extraordinary nature of the calling thus indicated in
Ephesians 2:6.
The ordinary usage of kathizo. There are comparatively few occurrences
of this word where the meaning is just `to sit' in the sense of taking a
rest; in most of the references the word is associated with the exercise of
authority.
(1)
As a Teacher `When He was set', `the Pharisees sit in Moses'
seat', `He sat down and taught' (Matt. 5:1; 23:2; Luke 5:3; John
8:2).
(2)
As a Judge `Pilate ... sat down in the judgment seat'. `I sat on
the judgment seat', `set them to judge' (John 19:13; Acts 25:17;
1 Cor. 6:4).
(3)
On a Throne (This includes references to `judging' as well as
`kingship'). `When the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His
glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel' (Matt. 19:28 also see 25:31).
`Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on Thy right hand,
and the other on the left, in Thy kingdom' (Matt. 20:21,23). `He
would raise up Christ to sit on His throne' (Acts 2:30). See
also Revelation 3:21 and 20:4.
(4)
At or on The Right Hand of God `He was received up into heaven,
and sat on the right hand of God' (Mark 16:19). `And set (Him)
at His own right hand' (Eph. 1:20).
Out of the forty -four occurrences of kathizo, those listed under the
headings 1, 2, 3 and 4 account for thirty, which indicates fairly clearly the
special association which this idea of being seated has with the exercise of
authority.
The special usage of kathizo in the epistle to the Hebrews