προκαθ-έζομαι,
A. sit before others, preside over, οἴκωPhintys ap. Stob. 4.23.61a : abs.,preside, Mon. Ant.
23.171 (Cilicia), Jahresh. 15.55 (Notium);ἡ προκαθεζομένη πόλιςthe metropolis, Sch.rec. S. El. 4 , cf. OGI 578.10 (Tarsus,iii A.D.).
2. sit down before and besiege,
τῆς χώρας
Alex.Polyh.
ap. Eus. PE 9.27 .