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Dwelling

κατοίκησιςStrong’s G2731

katoikēsis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katoikēsis is the Greek word usually translated “dwelling”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:”
Mark 5:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “dwelling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • dwelling 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κατοίκησις katoikēsis · dwelling

    κατ-οίκησις, -εως, ἡ (κατοικέω), [in LXX for יָשַׁב, Gen.10:30, al. ;] dwelling: Mrk.5:3.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “dwelling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DWELL'ING, participle present

    tense Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention.

      All definitions and other forms of “dwelling”

        DWELL'ING, noun

        Habitation; place of residence; abode.

        1. “Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons” Jeremiah 49:33
        2. Continuance; residence; state of life.“Thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field” Daniel 4:25

        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.