Quick Definition
κατοίκησις, εως, ἡ n.f. dwelling, abode, habitation
Strong's Definition
from 2730; residence (properly, the act; but by implication, concretely, the mansion)
KJV Usage: dwelling
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -εως | οἰκέω
1 There are no doubt certain subtle distinctions between the meanings of the terms in this set, but this cannot be determined from existing NT contexts.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατ-οίκησις, -ews, ἡ, (κατοικέω), dwelling, abode: Mk. v. 3. (Gen. x. 30; Num. xv. 2, ete.; Thuc., Plat., Plut.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατοίκησις katoikēsis 1x
an abode, dwelling, habitation, Mk. 5:3*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατ-οίκησις, -εως, ἡ
(< κατοικέω), [in LXX for ישׁב, Ge 10:30, al.;]
dwelling: Mk 5:3.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατοίκησις (katoikēsis) — dwelling. κατοίκ-ησις, εως, ἡ, settling in a place, διὰ τὴν ταύτῃ κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. dwelling, abode, [NT+5th c.BC+]; inhabited district, ἡ κατὰ τὴν Ἰταλίαν κ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
