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Greek verb · G2730

κατοικέω

katoikeokat-oy-keh'-o

trans.; Intrans.

44 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: katoikéō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2730is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 8 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 14
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G2730

to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)

The King James renders it: dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

katoikeo is rendered "trans.; Intrans.". It stands 44 times in the Greek text, across eight books.

  • Twenty of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "trans.".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
  • The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.

The first use

and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Matthew 2:23κατῴκησεν

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty of the word's forty-four uses are in Acts.

The other 19 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: trans., and Intrans..

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
trans.to inhabit, dwell inTagged as
  • dwelling19
  • inhabiting7
  • dwells5
  • to dwell3
  • they dwell2
  • are dwelling1
  • dwell1
  • you dwell1
WhereMatthew 23:21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
Intrans.to settle, dwellTagged as
  • he dwelt3
  • having dwelt1
  • is dwelling1
WhereMatthew 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

κατοικητήριονkatoiketeriondwelling placeUses2
κατοικίαkatoikiadwellingUses1
κατοίκησιςkatoikesisdwellingUses1
κατοπτρίζομαιkatoptrizomaito reflectUses1
κατόρθωμαkatorthomaaccomplishmentsUsesnot recorded

All 44, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

14 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • κατοικοῦντας9
  • κατοικοῦντες9
  • κατοικεῖ6
  • κατοικοῦσιν5
  • κατοικῆσαι3
  • κατῴκησεν3
  • κατοικούντων2
  • κατοικεῖ.¶1
  • κατοικεῖν1
  • κατοικεῖς1
  • κατοικεῖτε1
  • κατοικήσας1

and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural9V-PAP-APM
  • verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural8V-PAP-NPM
  • verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular7V-PAI-3S
  • verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural5V-PAP-DPM
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-AAI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-AAN
  • verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2V-PAP-GPM
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
  • verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-PAI-2P
  • verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-PAI-2S
  • verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
  • verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-DSM

Matthew

four uses
  • and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

    Matthew 2:23

    • κατῴκησενkatokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he dwelt
  • Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

    Matthew 4:13

    • κατῴκησενkatokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he dwelt
  • Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

    Matthew 12:45

    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: they dwell
  • And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

    Matthew 23:21

    • κατοικοῦντιkatoikountiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: dwelling

Luke

two uses
  • Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

    Luke 11:26

    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: they dwell
  • Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?

    Luke 13:4

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: are dwelling

Acts

twenty uses
  • This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

    Acts 1:19

    • κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

    Acts 1:20

    • κατοικῶνkatoikonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is dwelling
  • Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.

    Acts 2:5

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

    Acts 2:9

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

    Acts 2:14

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

    Acts 4:16

    • κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

    Acts 7:2

    • κατοικῆσαιkatoikesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: dwelling
  • So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.

    Acts 7:4

    • κατῴκησενkatokesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he dwelt
    • κατοικεῖτεkatoikeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: dwell
  • However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

    Acts 7:48

    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dwells
  • But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

    Acts 9:22

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

    Acts 9:32

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

    Acts 9:35

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

    Acts 11:29

    • κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

    Acts 13:27

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.

    Acts 17:24

    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dwells
  • From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

    Acts 17:26

    • κατοικεῖνkatoikeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to dwell
  • This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

    Acts 19:10

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

    Acts 19:17

    • κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: inhabiting
  • There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

    Acts 22:12

    • κατοικούντωνkatoikountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling

Ephesians

one use
  • so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

    Ephesians 3:17

    • κατοικῆσαιkatoikesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to dwell

Colossians

two uses
  • For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

    Colossians 1:19

    • κατοικῆσαιkatoikesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to dwell
  • For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

    Colossians 2:9

    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dwells

Hebrews

one use
  • By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

    Hebrews 11:9

    • κατοικήσαςkatoikesasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having dwelt

2 Peter

one use
  • But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

    2 Peter 3:13

    • κατοικεῖ.¶katoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dwells

Revelation

thirteen uses
  • I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

    Revelation 2:13

    • κατοικεῖςkatoikeisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you dwell
    • κατοικεῖkatoikeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: dwells
  • Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

    Revelation 3:10

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

    Revelation 6:10

    • κατοικούντωνkatoikountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

    Revelation 8:13

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

    Revelation 11:10

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

    Revelation 13:8

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

    Revelation 13:12

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

    Revelation 13:14

    • κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
    • κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

    Revelation 17:2

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling
  • The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

    Revelation 17:8

    • κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: dwelling

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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