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κατοικέω v. I dwell in, settle in, inhabit
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and 3611; to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. κατῴκησα | οἰκέω
85.69 · Existence in Space · Dwell, Reside
to live, to dwell, to reside to live or dwell in a place in an established or settled manner The quotation from PSA 69:25 in ACT 1:20 normally requires a literal rendering, but the entire passage is figurative.
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verb | aor. κατῴκισα | οἰκίζω (build a house) · οἰκέω
85.82 · Existence in Space · Dwell, Reside
to put within, to cause to dwell (a figurative extension of meaning of κατοικίζω ‘to cause to dwell,’ not occurring in the NT) to cause to be in a place defined psychologically or spiritually
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατ-οικέω, -ῶ; 1 aor. κατῴκησα; [fr. Soph. and Hat. down]; Sept. times uncounted for 307), more rarely for 137; 1. intrans. todwell, settle; 8. prop.: foll. by ev w. dat. of place, Lk. xiii. 4 [Tr WHom. ἐν]; Acts i. 20; 5 [T WHurrg. εἰς (see below)]; vii. 2,4, 48; ix. 22; xi. 29; xiii. 27; xvii. 24; Heb. xi. 9; Rev. xiii. 12; foll. by εἰς (a pregnant construction; see εἰς, C. 2 p.186*), Mt. ii. 23; iv.13; Acts vii. 4; ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, Rev. ili. 10; vi. 10; viii. 13; xi. 10; xiii. 8, 14; xiv. 6 Rec.; xvii. 8, (Num. xiii. 33; xiv. 14; xxxv. 32, 34); ἐπὶ πᾶν τὸ πρόσωπον [παντὸς προσώπου LT Tr WH (cf. ἐπί, C. 1. 1a.)] τῆς γῆς; Acts xvii. 26; ὅπου, Rev. ii. 13; so that ἐκεῖ must be added mentally, Acts xxii. 12; demons taking possession of the bodies of men are said κατοικεῖν ἐκεῖ, Mt. xii. 45; Lk. xi. 26. b. metaph., divine powers, influences, etc., are said κατοικεῖν ἔν τινι (dat. of pers.), or ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τινός, to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it: 6 θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, Barn. ep. 16,8; ὁ Χριστός, Eph. iii. 17; the Iloly Spirit, Jas. iv.5 RG (Herm. past., mand. 5, 2; [sim. 5, 5ete.; ef. Harnack’s reff. on mand. 3,1]); τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος in Christ, Col. ii. 9, ef. i. 19; ἡ σοφία ἐν σώpart, Sap. i. 4; δικαιοσύνη is said to dwell where righteousness prevails, is practised, 2 Pet. iii. 13. 2. trans. fo dwell in, inhabit: with ace. of place, Acts i. 19; ii. 9,14; iv. 16; ix. 32,35; xix.10,17; Rev. xii. 12 Rec.; xvii. 2; God is said to dwell in the temple, i. e. to be always present for worshippers: Mt. xxiii. 21. [Comp.: eyxaTotkew. |
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατ-οικέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX very freq. and nearly always for ישׁב;]
trans., to inhabit, dwell in: c. acc., Lk 13:4, Ac 1:19 2:9, 14 4:16 9:32, 35 19:10, 17, Re 17:2; of God, Mt 23:21.
Intrans., to settle, dwell: Ac 22:12; seq. ἐν (cl.), Ac 1:20(LXX) 2:5 7:2, 4, 48 9:22 11:29 13:27 17:24, He 11:9, Re 13:12; seq. εἰς (Bl., § 39, 3; M, Pr., 62 f., 234 f.), Mt 2:23 4:13, Ac 7:4; ἐπὶ τ. γῆς (Nu 13:33, al.), Re 3:10 6:10 8:13 11:10 13:8, 14 17:8; ἐπὶ παντὸς προσώπου τ. γ., Ac 17:26; ὅπου, Re 2:13; ἐκεῖ (of demons), Mt 12:45, Lk 11:26. Metaph., of divine indwelling: ὁ Χριστός, Eph 3:17; τ. πνεῦμα, Ja 4:5 (κατῴκισεν, T, WH, R, txt.); τ. πλήωρμα (τ. θεότητος), Col 1:19 2:9; δικαιοσύνη (cf. Wi 1:4), II Pe 3:13 (cf. ἐν-κατοικέω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κατοικέω, in the general sense of ‘‘ dwell in,’’ ‘‘inhabit,’’ is found in such passages as P Fay 9814 (A.D. 123) τὰ évolkia . . ἧς κατοικῖ αὐτῶν κοινωνικῆς ο[ἰκίας] ἐν κώμῃ Εἰὐημερείᾳ, *‘ the rent of the house at Euhemeria jointly owned by them at which she lives’’ (Edd.), P Oxy VIII. 110217 (c. a.D. 146) © τοῦ νομ]οῦ στρατηγὸς ἀκρειβέστερον ἐξετάσει τ κατοικῖ, ‘the strategus of the nome shall hold a more exact inquiry in the place where he lives” (Ed.). More technically used, the verb refers to the permanent ‘‘residents’’ of a town or village, as distinguished from those ‘‘ dwelling as strangers Ὁ or ‘‘sojourners” (παροικοῦντες) : cf. Gen 371. See further Hohlwein ZL’ Egypte Romaine, p. 351 f., Jouguet Ve municipale, p. 57 f.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατοικέω (katoikeō) — to dwell. κατοικ-έω, settle in, colonize, πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς κατοικεῖν ἐθέλουσι τὰν πόλιν Decrees Byzantine cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, inhabit, τόπους [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.:— passive, to be dwelt in or inhabited, opposed to κατοικίζομαι (to be just founded), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. absolutely, settle, dwell, ζητοῦσα.. ποῦ κατοικοίης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν δόμοις, ἐν ἄστεσι, [NT+5th c.BC+]; especially of non-citizens, Ἐφέσιοι καὶ οἱ -οῦντες [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—perfect and pluperfect passive, to have been planted or settled, κατὰ κώμας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ.νῆσον, τὴν μεσόγειαν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. administer, govern, οἱ τὰς πόλεις -οῦντες [Refs 5th c.BC+] —more frequently in passive, κατῴκηνται καλῶς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρθῶς κ., of Sparta, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. intransitive of cities, lie, be siluated, ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις [Refs]which are situated in.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]