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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
585x in 63 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 585 times in 529 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 11 (Gen 9:27–Lev 26:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27 - May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:2 - And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Senaar, and they dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31 - And Tharrha took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Arrhan, the son of his son, and Sara his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan, and they came as far as Charrhan, and he dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6 - And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:6 - And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle, and the Chananites and the Pherezites then inhabited the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:12 - And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:18 - And Abram having [fn]removed his tent, came and dwelt by the oak of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - And having turned back they came to the well of judgment; this is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalec, and the Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:12 - And they took also Lot the son of Abram's brother, and his baggage, and departed, for he dwelt in Sodom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13 - And one of them that had been rescued came and told Abram the [fn]Hebrew; and he dwelt by the oak of Mamre the Amorite the brother of Eschol, and the brother of Aunan, who were confederates with Abram.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:12 - He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:25 - And he overthrew these cities, and all the country round about, and all that dwelt in the cities, and the plants springing out of the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:29 - And it came to pass that when God destroyed all the cities of the region round about, God remembered Abraam, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which Lot dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30 - And Lot went up out of Segor, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Segor; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15 - And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:20 - And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:21 - And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:62

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:62 - And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he dwelt in the land toward the south.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:11 - And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac dwelt by the well of the vision.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:18 - And he dwelt from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:2 - And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell thee of.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:6 - And Isaac dwelt in Gerara.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:17 - And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:10 - And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the land is spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15 - Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22 - Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, Ye have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both among the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Ruben went and lay with Balla, the concubine of his father Jacob; and Israel heard, and the thing appeared grievous before him. And the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:20 - And these are the sons of Seir, the Chorrhite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, Sobal, Sebegon, Ana,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:1 - And Jacob dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Chanaan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:10 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia; and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep and thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - Ye shall say, We thy servants are herdsmen from our youth until now, both we and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - And they said to Pharao, We are come to sojourn in the land, for there is no pasture for the flocks of thy servants, for the famine has prevailed in the land of Chanaan; now then, [fn]we will dwell in the land of Gesem. And Pharao said to Joseph, Let them dwell in the land of Gesem; and if thou knowest that there are among them able men, make them overseers of my cattle. So Jacob and his sons came into Egypt, to Joseph; and Pharao, king of Egypt, heard of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, and thy brethren, are come to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - And Israel dwelt in Egypt, in the land of Gesem, and they gained an inheritance upon it; and they increased and multiplied very greatly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:13 - Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he shall be by a haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - And the inhabitants of the land of Chanaan saw the mourning at the floor of Atad, and said, This is a great mourning to the Egyptians; therefore he called its name, The mourning of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:22 - And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his brethren, and all the family of his father; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:40 - And the sojourning of the children of Israel, [fn]while they sojourned in the land of Egypt and the land of Chanaan, was four hundred and thirty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:14 - The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 - Then the princes of Edom, and the chiefs of the Moabites hasted; trembling took hold upon them, all the inhabitants of Chanaan melted away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:3 - Ye shall not do according to the devices of Egypt, in which ye dwelt: and according to the devices of the land of Chanaan, into which I bring you, ye shall not do; and ye shall not walk in their ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:22 - And keep ye all my ordinances, and my judgments; and ye shall do them, and the land shall not be aggrieved with you, into which I bring you to dwell upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:42 - Seven days ye shall dwell in tabernacles: every native in Israel shall dwell in tents,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:10 - And ye shall sanctify the year, the fiftieth year, and ye shall proclaim a release upon the land to all that inhabit it; it shall be given a year of release, a jubilee for you; and each one shall depart to his possession, and ye shall go each to his family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19 - And the land shall yield her increase, and ye shall eat to fulness, and shall dwell securely in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - And your threshing time shall overtake the vintage, and your vintage shall overtake your seed time; and ye shall eat your bread to the full; and ye shall dwell safely upon your land, and war shall not go through your land.

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