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κατοικέω
katoikéō · Greek · Strong's G2730 · 45 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “dwell”
What it means
to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)
from G2596 (κατά) and G3611 (οἰκέω);
How the KJV renders it
dwell, inhabitant
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”
Questions this word decides
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What happens to those who never heard the gospel?
- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
Where it appears
45 occurrences in the Greek text, first 41 verses shown.
2 Peter 3:13 V-PAI-3SActs 1:19 V-PAP-DPMActs 1:20 V-PAP-NSMActs 2:5 V-PAP-NPMActs 2:9 V-PAP-NPMActs 2:14 V-PAP-NPMActs 4:16 V-PAP-DPMActs 7:2 V-AANActs 7:4 V-AAI-3SActs 7:48 V-PAI-3SActs 9:22 V-PAP-APMActs 9:32 V-PAP-APMActs 9:35 V-PAP-NPMActs 11:29 V-PAP-DPMActs 13:27 V-PAP-NPMActs 17:24 V-PAI-3SActs 17:26 V-PANActs 19:10 V-PAP-APMActs 19:17 V-PAP-DPMActs 22:12 V-PAP-GPMColossians 1:19 V-AANColossians 2:9 V-PAI-3SEphesians 3:17 V-AANHebrews 11:9 V-AAP-NSMJames 4:5 V-AAI-3SLuke 11:26 V-PAI-3SLuke 13:4 V-PAP-APMMatthew 2:23 V-AAI-3SMatthew 4:13 V-AAI-3SMatthew 12:45 V-PAI-3SMatthew 23:21 V-PAP-DSMRevelation 2:13 V-PAI-2SRevelation 3:10 V-PAP-APMRevelation 6:10 V-PAP-GPMRevelation 8:13 V-PAP-APMRevelation 11:10 V-PAP-APMRevelation 13:8 V-PAP-NPMRevelation 13:12 V-PAP-APMRevelation 13:14 V-PAP-APMRevelation 17:2 V-PAP-NPMRevelation 17:8 V-PAP-NPM
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.