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Greek · G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730

ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ

"In," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification · to dwell

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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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ὅς G3739 the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciation hós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
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δικαιοσύνη G1343 equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Pronunciation dikaiosýnē
Righteousness as God's character and covenant faithfulness, not merely human moral conformity to law
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κατοικέω G2730 to dwell
Pronunciation katoikéō
To settle permanently and establish residence, not merely passing through; divine indwelling emphasis.
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What does ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ (en hois dikaiosynē katoikei) mean in the Bible?

ἐν · ὅς · δικαιοσύνη · κατοικέω is a Greek phrase meaning ""in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἐν · ὅς · δικαιοσύνη · κατοικέω mean in the Bible?

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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730?

G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.

Strong's G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730
Lexical occurrences 2,733 verses Word forms 1 form 2,733 references

Source Gloss

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2733
Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:11 2733×
2733 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 4 ongoing 9 infinitive 4 participle 27
Tense
present 36 aorist 8
Voice
active 44
Mood
participle 27 indicative 13 infinitive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:23 κατῴκησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 4:13 κατῴκησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:45 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 23:21 κατοικοῦντι present active participle participle Luke 11:26 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:4 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Acts 1:19 κατοικοῦσιν present active participle participle Acts 1:20 κατοικῶν present active participle participle Acts 2:14 κατοικοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 2:9 κατοικοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 4:16 κατοικοῦσιν present active participle participle Acts 7:2 κατοικῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 7:4 κατῴκησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:4 κατοικεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Acts 7:48 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Acts 9:22 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Acts 9:32 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Acts 9:35 κατοικοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 11:29 κατοικοῦσιν present active participle participle Acts 13:27 κατοικοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 17:24 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Acts 17:26 κατοικεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 19:10 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Acts 19:17 κατοικοῦσιν present active participle participle Acts 22:12 κατοικούντων present active participle participle Ephesians 3:17 κατοικῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Colossians 1:19 κατοικῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Colossians 2:9 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 11:9 κατοικήσας aorist active participle participle James 4:5 κατῴκισεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 3:13 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Revelation 2:13 κατοικεῖς present active indicative ongoing Revelation 2:13 κατοικεῖ present active indicative ongoing Revelation 3:10 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Revelation 6:10 κατοικούντων present active participle participle Revelation 8:13 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Revelation 11:10 κατοικοῦντες present active participle participle Revelation 11:10 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Revelation 13:12 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle Revelation 13:14 κατοικοῦντας present active participle participle +4 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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