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.
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2730katoikéō (from2596/katá, "down, according to," intensifying3611/oikéō, "dwell, reside") – properly, settledown as a permanent resident, i.e. in afixed (permanent) dwelling place as one's personal residence; (figuratively) "to beexactly at home."
[The force of the prefix (2596/katá) suggests "down to the finest, exact details."]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
kata and
oikeóDefinitionto inhabit, to settle
NASB Translationdwell (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: κατοικέωκατοικέω,
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 byἐν with the dative of place,Luke 13:4 (TrWH omitἐν);Acts 1:20;Acts 5 (TWH marginal readingεἰς (see below));;Hebrews 11:9;Revelation 13:12; followed byεἰς (a pregnant construction; seeεἰς, C. 2, p. 186a),Matthew 2:23;Matthew 4:13;Acts 7:4;ἐπίτῆςγῆς,Revelation 3:10;Revelation 6:10;Revelation 8:13;Revelation 11:10;Revelation 13:8, 14;Revelation 14:6Rec.; (Numbers 13:33;Numbers 14:14;Numbers 35:32, 34);ἐπίπᾶντόπρόσωπον (παντόςπροσώπουLTTrWH (cf.ἐπί, C. I. 1 a.))τῆςγῆς,Acts 17:26;ὅπου,Revelation 2:13; so thatἐκεῖ must be added mentally,Acts 22:12; demons taking possession of the bodies of men are saidκατοικεῖνἐκεῖ,Matthew 12:45;Luke 11:26.
b. metaphorically, divine powers, influences, etc., are saidκατοικεῖνἐντίνι (the dative of person), orἐντῇκαρδίατίνος, to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it:ὁΘεόςἐνἡμῖν, the Epistle of Barnabas 16, 8 [ET];ὁΧριστός,Ephesians 3:17; the Holy Spirit,James 4:5RG (Hermas, past., mand. 5, 2 [ET]; (sim. 5, 5 [ET] etc.; cf. Harnack's references on mand. 3, 1));τόπλήρωματῆςθεότητος in Christ,Colossians 2:9, cf. 1:19;ἡσοφίαἐνσώματι, 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 12:12Rec.;; God is saidto dwell in the temple, i. e. to be always present for worshippers:Matthew 23:21. (Compare:ἐγκατοικέω [SYNONYMS:κατοικεῖν, in theSept. the ordinary rendering ofיָשַׁבto settle, dwell, differs fromπαροικεῖν, the common representative ofגּוּרto sojourn, as the permanent differs from the transitory; e. g.Genesis 37:1κατῴκειδέἸακώβἐντῇγῆοὗπαρῴκησενὁπατήραὐτοῦ,ἐνγῆΧανάαν;Philo de sacrif. Ab. et Cain. § 10ὁγάρτοῖςἐγκυκλιοιςμόνοιςἐπανεχων,παροικεῖσοφία,οὐκατοικεῖ. Cf.Lightfoot onColossians 1:19 and onClement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1.]
STRONGS NT 2730: κατοικίζωκατοικίζω; 1 aoristκατῴκισα; fromHerodotus down; theSept. forהושִׁיב;to cause to dwell, to send or bring into an abode; to give a dwelling to: metaphorically,τόπνεῦμα,ὁκατῴκισενἐνἡμῖν, i. e. the Spirit which he placed within us, to pervade and prompt us (seeκατοικέω, 1 b.),James 4:5LTTrWH.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dweller, inhabitant.
Fromkata andoikeo; to house permanently, i.e. Reside (literally or figuratively) -- dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter).
see GREEKkata
see GREEKoikeo
Forms and Transliterations
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