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Lexicon :: Strong's G2730 - katoikeō

Aa
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 45 times in 41 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:13 - And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:21 - And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:19 - And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:5 - Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:9 - Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:14 - But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:16 - Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:2 - And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:4 - Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and went into Haran; and from there, when his father was dead, he was guided by God into this land, where you are living now:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:48 - But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22 - But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:32 - And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:35 - And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:29 - And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10 - And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:12 - And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:17 - So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:19 - For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:9 - For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9 - By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:5 - Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:13 - But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10 - And they gave a great cry, saying, How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:13 - And there came to my ears the cry of an eagle in flight in the middle of heaven, saying with a great voice, Trouble, trouble, trouble, to all on the earth, because of the other voices of the horns of the three angels, whose sounding is still to come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:10 - And those who are on the earth will have pleasure and delight over them; and they will send offerings one to another because these two prophets gave great trouble to all on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - And he makes use of all the authority of the first beast before his eyes. And he makes the earth and those who are in it give worship to the first beast, whose death-wound was made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And those who are on the earth are turned from the true way by him through the signs which he was given power to do before the beast; giving orders to those who are on the earth to make an image to the beast, who was wounded by the sword, and came to life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:2 - With whom the kings of the earth made themselves unclean, and those who are on the earth were full of the wine of her evil desires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.
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