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Lexicon :: Strong's G2730 - katoikeō

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κατοικέω
Transliteration
katoikeō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-oy-keh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
45x in 14 unique form(s) TR
47x in 13 unique form(s) LXX
590x in 63 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 5:153,674

Strong’s Definitions

†κατοικέω katoikéō, kat-oy-keh'-o; from G2596 and G3611; to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively):—dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G2730 in the following manner: dwell (42x), dweller (2x), inhabitor (2x), inhabitant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G2730 in the following manner: dwell (42x), dweller (2x), inhabitor (2x), inhabitant (1x).

  1. to dwell, settle

    1. metaph. divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it

  2. to dwell in, inhabit

    1. God is said to dwell in the temple, i.e. to be always present for worshippers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†κατοικέω katoikéō, kat-oy-keh'-o; from G2596 and G3611; to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively):—dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter).
STRONGS G2730:
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)); Acts 7:2, 4, 48; 9:22; 11:29; 13:27; 17:24; 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.; Revelation 17:8 (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.; Revelation 17:2; 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.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
37:1
Numbers
13:33; 14:14; 35:32; 35:34
Matthew
2:23; 4:13; 12:45; 23:21
Luke
11:26; 13:4
Acts
1:19; 1:20; 2:9; 2:14; 4:16; 5; 7:2; 7:4; 7:4; 7:48; 9:22; 9:32; 9:35; 11:29; 13:27; 17:24; 17:26; 19:10; 19:17; 22:12
Ephesians
3:17
Colossians
1:19; 1:19; 2:9
Hebrews
11:9
James
4:5
2 Peter
3:13
Revelation
2:13; 3:10; 6:10; 8:13; 11:10; 12:12; 13:8; 13:12; 13:14; 14:6; 17:2; 17:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2730 matches the Greek κατοικέω (katoikeō),
which occurs 47 times in 43 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:13 - and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, think ye that *they* were debtors beyond all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:19 - And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 - Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:9 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judaea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke forth to them, Men of Judaea, and all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give heed to my words:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:16 - saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed an evident sign has come to pass through their means is manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:4 - Then going out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt in Charran, and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which *ye* now dwell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:48 - But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22 - But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:32 - Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all quarters, descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35 - And all who inhabited Lydda and the Saron saw him, who turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:29 - And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - for those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, by judging him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10 - And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:12 - And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt there,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:17 - that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:19 - for in him all the fulness of the Godhead was pleased to dwell,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:9 - For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9 - By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:5 - Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:13 - But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10 - and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:13 - And I saw, and I heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to them that dwell upon the earth, for the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:10 - And they that dwell upon the earth rejoice over them, and are full of delight, and shall send gifts one to another, because these, the two prophets, tormented them that dwell upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, every one whose name had not been written from the founding of the world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - and it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it, and causes the earth and those that dwell in it to do homage to the first beast, whose wound of death was healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:6 - And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having the everlasting glad tidings to announce to those settled on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:2 - with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication; and they that dwell on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - The beast which thou sawest was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go into destruction: and they who dwell on the earth, whose names are not written from the founding of the world in the book of life, shall wonder, seeing the beast, that it was, and is not, and shall be present.
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