King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3611
Transliteration: oikeō
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-keh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to inhabit, to dwell
Meaning: to inhabit, to dwell
οἰκέω, οἴκῳ; (οἶκος); from Homer down; the Sept. for יָשַׁב, a few times for שָׁכַן; Latinhabito (transitive), to dwell in: τί (Herodotus and often in Attic), 1 Timothy 6:16; (intransitive, to dwell), μετά τίνος, with one (of the husband and wife), 1 Corinthians 7:12f; tropically, (ἐν τίνι, to be fixed and operative in one's soul: of sin, Romans 7:17f, 20; of the Holy Spirit, Romans 8:(9),11; 1 Corinthians 3:16. (Compare: ἐνοικέω, κατοικέω, ἐνκατοικέω, παροικέω, περιοικέω, συνοικέω.)
Word Summary
oikeō: to inhabit, to dwell
Original Word: οἰκέωTransliteration: oikeō
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-keh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to inhabit, to dwell
Meaning: to inhabit, to dwell
Strong's Concordance
dwell. From oikos; to occupy a house, i.e. Reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit -- dwell. See also oikoumene.
see GREEK oikos
see GREEK oikoumene
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3611: οἰκέωοἰκέω, οἴκῳ; (οἶκος); from Homer down; the Sept. for יָשַׁב, a few times for שָׁכַן; Latinhabito (transitive), to dwell in: τί (Herodotus and often in Attic), 1 Timothy 6:16; (intransitive, to dwell), μετά τίνος, with one (of the husband and wife), 1 Corinthians 7:12f; tropically, (ἐν τίνι, to be fixed and operative in one's soul: of sin, Romans 7:17f, 20; of the Holy Spirit, Romans 8:(9),11; 1 Corinthians 3:16. (Compare: ἐνοικέω, κατοικέω, ἐνκατοικέω, παροικέω, περιοικέω, συνοικέω.)