Dwelling
οἰκητήριονStrong’s G3613oikētērion
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikētērion is the Greek word usually translated “dwelling”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”
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 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Jude 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
οἰκητήριον oikētērion · dwelling
οἰκητήριον, -ου, τό (οἰκητήρ = οἰκήτωρ, an inhabitant), [in LXX: 2Ma.11:2, 3Ma.2:15 * ;] a habitation: Ju 6; trop., 2Co.5:2.† (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.
- “Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons” Jeremiah 49:33
- 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.