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κάθημαι
káthēmai · Greek · Strong's G2521 · 89 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “dwell”
What it means
and (to sit; akin to the base of G1476 (ἑδραῖος)); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
from G2596 (κατά);
How the KJV renders it
dwell, sit by, down
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“dwell”
“down”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Did Jesus claim to be God?
Where it appears
89 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 14:30 V-PNP-DSMActs 2:2 V-PNP-NPMActs 2:34 V-PNM-2SActs 3:10 V-PNP-NSMActs 8:28 V-PNP-NSMActs 14:8 V-INI-3SActs 23:3 V-PNI-2S-ATTColossians 3:1 V-PNP-NSMHebrews 1:13 V-PNM-2SJames 2:3 V-PNM-2SJohn 2:14 V-PNP-APMJohn 9:8 V-PNP-NSMJohn 12:15 V-PNP-NSMLuke 1:79 V-PNP-DPMLuke 5:17 V-PNP-NPMLuke 5:27 V-PNP-ASMLuke 7:32 V-PNP-DPNLuke 8:35 V-PNP-ASMLuke 10:13 V-PNP-NPMLuke 18:35 V-INI-3SLuke 20:42 V-PNM-2SLuke 21:35 V-PNP-APMLuke 22:30 V-FDI-2PLuke 22:55 V-INI-3SLuke 22:56 V-PNP-ASMLuke 22:69 V-PNP-NSMMatthew 4:16 V-PNP-DPMMatthew 9:9 V-PNP-ASMMatthew 11:16 V-PNP-DPNMatthew 13:1 V-INI-3SMatthew 13:2 V-PNNMatthew 15:29 V-INI-3SMatthew 20:30 V-PNP-NPMMatthew 22:44 V-PNM-2SMatthew 23:22 V-PNP-DSMMatthew 24:3 V-PNP-GSMMatthew 26:58 V-INI-3SMatthew 26:64 V-PNP-ASMMatthew 26:69 V-INI-3SMatthew 27:19 V-PNP-GSMMatthew 27:36 V-PNP-NPMMatthew 27:61 V-PNP-NPFMatthew 28:2 V-INI-3SMark 2:6 V-PNP-NPMMark 2:14 V-PNP-ASMMark 3:32 V-INI-3SMark 3:34 V-PNP-APMMark 4:1 V-PNNMark 5:15 V-PNP-ASMMark 10:46 V-INI-3SMark 12:36 V-PNM-2SMark 13:3 V-PNP-GSMMark 14:62 V-PNP-ASMMark 16:5 V-PNP-ASMRevelation 4:2 V-PNP-NSMRevelation 4:3 V-PNP-NSMRevelation 4:4 V-PNP-APMRevelation 4:9 V-PNP-DSMRevelation 4:10 V-PNP-GSMRevelation 5:1 V-PNP-GSM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.