To dwell
οἰκέωStrong’s G3611oikeō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikeō is the Greek word usually translated “dwells”, “is dwelling” and “dwell”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dwells”, “is dwelling” and “dwell”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dwells 4
- is dwelling 2
- to dwell 2
- dwelling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 5
- 1 Corinthians 3
- 1 Timothy 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 7:17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
- Romans 7:18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
- Romans 7:20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
- Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
- Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Greek dictionary
οἰκέω oikeō · to dwell
οἰκέω, -ῶ (οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] (a) trans., to inhabit: with accusative, 1Ti.6:16; (b) intrans., to dwell: before μετά (of married life), 1Co.7:12-13; metaphorically, before ἐν: ἀγαθόν, Rom.7:18; ἁμαρτία, Rom.7:20; πνεῦμα θεοῦ, Rom.8:9, 11, 1Co.3:16 (cf. ἐν-, κατ-, ἐν-κατ-, παρ-, περι-, συν-οικέω).† (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.