To dwell
κατασκηνόωStrong’s G2681kataskēnoō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kataskēnoō is the Greek word usually translated “perching”, “perch” and “encamped”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.”
Meaning
Usually translated “perching”, “perch” and “encamped”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- perching 1
- to perch 1
- encamped 1
- will dwell 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:32But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
- Luke 13:19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
- Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
Greek dictionary
κατασκηνόω kataskēnoō · to dwell
κατα-σκηνόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for סָכַךְ ;] to pitch one's tent, lodge, dwell: before ἐν, Mat.13:32, Luk.13:19; ὑπό, with accusative, Mrk.4:32; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπιδι, Act.2:26 (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dwell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DWELL, verb intransitive
preterit tense dwelled, usually contracted into dwelt. [See Dally.]
- To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence.“God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem” Genesis 9:27“Ye shall dwell in booths seven days” Leviticus 23:42“The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” John 1:14
- To be in any state or condition; to continue.
- To continue; to be fixed in attention; to hang upon with fondness.
- To continue long; as, to dwell on a subject, in speaking, debate or writing; to dwell on a note in music.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.