◄ 2730. katoikeó ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon katoikeó: To dwell, to inhabit, to settle Original Word: κατοικέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katoikeó Pronunciation: kat-oy-KEH-o Phonetic Spelling: (kat-oy-keh'-o) Definition: To dwell, to inhabit, to settle Meaning: I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit. Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and οἰκέω (oikeo, meaning "to dwell" or "to inhabit") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3427 (יָשַׁב, yashab): To sit, remain, dwell - H7931 (שָׁכַן, shakan): To settle down, abide, dwell Usage: The verb "katoikeó" primarily means to dwell or inhabit a place. It conveys the idea of residing or settling in a location, often with a sense of permanence or established presence. In the New Testament, it is used both in a literal sense, referring to physical dwelling places, and in a metaphorical sense, indicating spiritual or divine inhabitation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, the concept of dwelling was closely tied to identity and belonging. To dwell in a city or region often meant being part of its community and culture. The term "katoikeó" would have resonated with early Christians as they considered their spiritual identity and the indwelling presence of God among them. The idea of God dwelling with His people is a recurring theme in both the Old and New Testaments, reflecting God's desire for a close relationship with humanity. HELPS Word-studies 2730 katoikéō (from 2596 /katá, "down, according to," intensifying 3611 /oikéō, "dwell, reside") – properly, settle down as a permanent resident, i.e. in a fixed (permanent) dwelling place as one's personal residence; (figuratively) "to be exactly at home." [The force of the prefix (2596 /katá) suggests "down to the finest, exact details."] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from kata and oikeó Definition to inhabit, to settle NASB Translation dwell (17), dwelling (1), dwells (3), dwells within (1), live (7), lived (8), living (4), residents (1), settled (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2730: κατοικέω κατοικέω, κατοικῶ; 1 aorist κατῴκησα; (from Sophocles and Herodotus down); the Sept. times uncounted for יָשַׁב, more rarely for שָׁכַן; 1. intransitive, to dwell, settle; a. properly: followed by ἐν with the dative of place, Luke 13:4 (Tr WH omit ἐν); Acts 1:20; Acts 5 (T WH marginal reading εἰς (see below)); ; Hebrews 11:9; Revelation 13:12; followed by εἰς (a pregnant construction; see εἰς, C. 2, p. 186a), Matthew 2:23; Matthew 4:13; Acts 7:4; ἐπί τῆς γῆς, Revelation 3:10; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 8:13; Revelation 11:10; Revelation 13:8, 14; Revelation 14:6 Rec.; (Numbers 13:33; Numbers 14:14; Numbers 35:32, 34); ἐπί πᾶν τό πρόσωπον (παντός προσώπου L T Tr WH (cf. ἐπί, C. I. 1 a.)) τῆς γῆς, Acts 17:26; ὅπου, Revelation 2:13; so that ἐκεῖ must be added mentally, Acts 22:12; demons taking possession of the bodies of men are said κατοικεῖν ἐκεῖ, Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26. b. metaphorically, divine powers, influences, etc., are said κατοικεῖν ἐν τίνι (the dative of person), or ἐν τῇ καρδία τίνος, to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it: ὁ Θεός ἐν ἡμῖν, the Epistle of Barnabas 16, 8 [ET]; ὁ Χριστός, Ephesians 3:17; the Holy Spirit, James 4:5 R G (Hermas, past., mand. 5, 2 [ET]; (sim. 5, 5 [ET] etc.; cf. Harnack's references on mand. 3, 1)); τό πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος in Christ, Colossians 2:9, cf. 1:19; ἡ σοφία ἐν σώματι, Wis. 1:4; δικαιοσύνη is said to dwell where righteousness prevails, is practised, 2 Peter 3:13. 2. transitive, to dwell in, inhabit: with the accusative of place, Acts 1:19; Acts 2:9, 14; Acts 4:16; Acts 9:32, 35; Acts 19:10, 17; Revelation 12:12 Rec.; ; God is said to dwell in the temple, i. e. to be always present for worshippers: Matthew 23:21. (Compare: ἐγκατοικέω [SYNONYMS: κατοικεῖν, in the Sept. the ordinary rendering of יָשַׁב to settle, dwell, differs from παροικεῖν, the common representative of גּוּר to sojourn, as the permanent differs from the transitory; e. g. Genesis 37:1 κατῴκει δέ Ἰακώβ ἐν τῇ γῆ οὗ παρῴκησεν ὁ πατήρ αὐτοῦ, ἐν γῆ Χανάαν; Philo de sacrif. Ab. et Cain. § 10 ὁ γάρ τοῖς ἐγκυκλιοις μόνοις ἐπανεχων, παροικεῖ σοφία, οὐ κατοικεῖ. Cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:19 and on Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1.] STRONGS NT 2730: κατοικίζω κατοικίζω; 1 aorist κατῴκισα; from Herodotus down; the Sept. for הושִׁיב; to cause to dwell, to send or bring into an abode; to give a dwelling to: metaphorically, τό πνεῦμα, ὁ κατῴκισεν ἐν ἡμῖν, i. e. the Spirit which he placed within us, to pervade and prompt us (see κατοικέω, 1 b.), James 4:5 L T Tr WH. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dweller, inhabitant. From kata and oikeo; to house permanently, i.e. Reside (literally or figuratively) -- dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter). see GREEK kata see GREEK oikeo Forms and Transliterations κατοικει κατοικεί κατοικεῖ κατοίκει κατοικειν κατοικείν κατοικεῖν κατοικεις κατοικείς κατοικεῖς κατοικείσθαι κατοικείται κατοικειτε κατοικείτε κατοικεῖτε κατοικείτω κατοικείτωσαν κατοικηθή κατοικηθής κατοικηθήσεται κατοικηθήση κατοικηθησομένας κατοικηθήσονται κατοικησαι κατοικήσαι κατοικήσαί κατοικῆσαι κατοικήσαντα κατοικήσαντι κατοικησας κατοικήσας κατοικήσατε κατοικησάτω κατοικήσει κατοικήσεις κατοικήσετε κατοικήση κατοικήσης κατοικήσητε κατοικήσομεν κατοίκησον κατοικήσουσι κατοικησούσιν κατοικήσουσιν κατοικήσω κατοικήσωσιν κατοικήτω κατοικιείς κατοικούμεναι κατοικουμένας κατοικουμένη κατοικούμενον κατοικούν κατοικούντα κατοικουντας κατοικούντας κατοικοῦντας κατοικουντες κατοικούντες κατοικοῦντες κατοικουντι κατοικούντι κατοικοῦντι κατοικουντος κατοικούντος κατοικουντων κατοικούντων κατοικούσα κατοικούσαι κατοικούση κατοικούσι κατοικουσιν κατοικούσιν κατοικοῦσιν κατοικώ κατοικων κατοικών κατοικῶν κατοικώσιν κατώκει κατώκεισεν κατώκειτε κατωκείτο κατώκειτο κατώκηκα κατωκήκατε κατώκησα κατωκήσαμεν κατωκησαν κατώκησαν κατώκησε κατωκησεν κατώκησεν κατῴκησεν κατωκισεν κατῴκισεν κατώκουν katoikei katoikeî katoikein katoikeîn katoikeis katoikeîs katoikeite katoikeîte katoikesai katoikêsai katoikēsai katoikē̂sai katoikesas katoikēsas katoikḗsas katṓikesen katṓikēsen katṓikisen katoikon katoikôn katoikōn katoikō̂n katoikountas katoikoûntas katoikountes katoikoûntes katoikounti katoikoûnti katoikounton katoikountōn katoikoúnton katoikoúntōn katoikousin katoikoûsin katokesen katōkēsen katokisen katōkisen Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:23 V-AIA-3S GRK: καὶ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς πόλιν NAS: and came and lived in a city called KJV: And he came and dwelt in a city INT: and having come he dwelt in a city Matthew 4:13 V-AIA-3S GRK: Ναζαρὰ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ NAS: He came and settled in Capernaum, KJV: he came and dwelt in INT: Nazareth having come he dwelt at Capernaum Matthew 12:45 V-PIA-3S GRK: καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ καὶ NAS: and they go in and live there; KJV: and they enter in and dwell there: and INT: and having entered in they dwell there and Matthew 23:21 V-PPA-DMS GRK: ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν NAS: [both] by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. KJV: and by him that dwelleth therein. INT: by him who dwells in it Luke 11:26 V-PIA-3S GRK: καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ καὶ NAS: and they go in and live there; KJV: they enter in, and dwell there: INT: and having entered they dwell there and Luke 13:4 V-PPA-AMP GRK: ἀνθρώπους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Ἰερουσαλήμ NAS: all the men who live in Jerusalem? KJV: all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? INT: men who dwelt in Jerusalem Acts 1:19 V-PPA-DMP GRK: πᾶσι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ ὥστε NAS: to all who were living in Jerusalem; KJV: unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; INT: to all those dwelling in Jerusalem so that Acts 1:20 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ἔστω ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν αὐτῇ NAS: AND LET NO ONE DWELL IN IT'; and, 'LET ANOTHER MAN KJV: let no man dwell therein: and INT: let there be [one person] dwelling in it Acts 2:5 V-PPA-NMP GRK: εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι ἄνδρες NAS: there were Jews living in Jerusalem, KJV: And there were dwelling at Jerusalem INT: in Jerusalem dwelling Jews men Acts 2:9 V-PPA-NMP GRK: καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν NAS: and Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, KJV: and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, INT: and those who inhabit Mesopotamia Acts 2:14 V-PPA-NMP GRK: καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ἰερουσαλὴμ πάντες NAS: and all you who live in Jerusalem, KJV: all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, INT: and you who inhabit Jerusalem all Acts 4:16 V-PPA-DMP GRK: πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλὴμ φανερόν NAS: to all who live in Jerusalem, KJV: to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; INT: to all those inhabiting Jerusalem [is] evident Acts 7:2 V-ANA GRK: πρὶν ἢ κατοικῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν NAS: before he lived in Haran, KJV: before he dwelt in Charran, INT: before than dwelt him in Acts 7:4 V-AIA-3S GRK: γῆς Χαλδαίων κατῴκησεν ἐν Χαρράν NAS: of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. KJV: of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in INT: [the] land of Chaldeans he dwelt in Haran Acts 7:4 V-PIA-2P GRK: ὑμεῖς νῦν κατοικεῖτε NAS: in which you are now living. KJV: ye now dwell. INT: you now dwell Acts 7:48 V-PIA-3S GRK: ἐν χειροποιήτοις κατοικεῖ καθὼς ὁ NAS: the Most High does not dwell in [houses] made by [human] hands; KJV: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in INT: in hand-made [houses] dwells as the Acts 9:22 V-PPA-AMP GRK: Ἰουδαίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν Δαμασκῷ NAS: the Jews who lived at Damascus KJV: the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, INT: Jews who dwelt in Damascus Acts 9:32 V-PPA-AMP GRK: ἁγίους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Λύδδα NAS: also to the saints who lived at Lydda. KJV: the saints which dwelt at Lydda. INT: saints that inhabited Lydda Acts 9:35 V-PPA-NMP GRK: πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδα καὶ NAS: And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon KJV: And all that dwelt at Lydda and INT: all those inhabiting Lydda and Acts 11:29 V-PPA-DMP GRK: πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ NAS: of the brethren living in Judea. KJV: the brethren which dwelt in INT: to send to those dwelling in Acts 13:27 V-PPA-NMP GRK: οἱ γὰρ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ NAS: For those who live in Jerusalem, KJV: For they that dwell at Jerusalem, INT: those indeed dwelling in Jerusalem Acts 17:24 V-PIA-3S GRK: χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς κατοικεῖ NAS: and earth, does not dwell in temples KJV: and earth, dwelleth not in INT: hand-made temples dwells Acts 17:26 V-PNA GRK: ἔθνος ἀνθρώπων κατοικεῖν ἐπὶ παντὸς NAS: of mankind to live on all KJV: nations of men for to dwell on all INT: nation of men to dwell upon all Acts 19:10 V-PPA-AMP GRK: πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν Ἀσίαν NAS: so that all who lived in Asia heard KJV: that all they which dwelt in Asia INT: all those who inhabited Asia Acts 19:17 V-PPA-DMP GRK: Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον NAS: and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; KJV: Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and INT: Greeks those inhabiting Ephesus Strong's Greek 2730 45 Occurrences κατῴκησεν — 3 Occ. κατῴκισεν — 1 Occ. κατοικῆσαι — 3 Occ. κατοικήσας — 1 Occ. κατοικεῖ — 7 Occ. κατοικεῖν — 1 Occ. κατοικεῖς — 1 Occ. κατοικεῖτε — 1 Occ. κατοικῶν — 1 Occ. κατοικοῦντας — 9 Occ. κατοικοῦντες — 9 Occ. κατοικοῦντι — 1 Occ. κατοικούντων — 2 Occ. κατοικοῦσιν — 5 Occ.