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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 590 times in 532 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 11 (Gen 9:27–Lev 26:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:27 - God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:31 - And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6 - And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:6 - And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 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 Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:12 - Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:18 - Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:12 - And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13 - And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:12 - And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:25 - And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:29 - And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:15 - And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:20

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

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:19 - So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:62 - And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:11 - And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:18 - And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:2 - And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:6 - And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:17 - And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:10 - And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:15 - But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:22 - Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:20 - These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:1 - And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:10 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:13 - Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:22 - And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:40 - Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:14 - The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 - Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:3 - After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:22 - Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:42 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:10 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:18 - Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:19 - And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:5 - And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

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