What does κατοικέω · ἐκεῖ mean in the Bible?
e. reside (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2730, G1563
κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ
To dwell · there; by extension, thither
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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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ἐκεῖ G1563 there; by extension, thither
Pronunciation ekeî
Locative adverb denoting place; extends to direction when used with motion verbs, replacing ἐκεῖσε.
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What does κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ (katoikei ekei) mean in the Bible?
κατοικέω · ἐκεῖ is a Greek phrase meaning "to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2730, G1563?
G2730, G1563 is connected to 44 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 44 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 28×
Present Active Luke 13:4 · Acts 9:22 · Acts 9:32 · Acts 19:10 · Rev 3:10 · Rev 8:13 · Rev 11:10 · Rev 13:12 · Rev 13:14 · Acts 2:5 · Acts 2:9 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 9:35 · Acts 13:27 · Rev 13:8 · Rev 17:2 27×
Aorist Active Heb 11:9 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Present Active Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · Acts 7:48 · Acts 17:24 · Col 2:9 · 2 Pet 3:13 · Rev 2:13 · Acts 7:4 9×
Aorist Active Matt 2:23 · Matt 4:13 · Acts 7:4 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×
Aorist Active Acts 7:2 · Eph 3:17 · Col 1:19 3×
Present Active Acts 17:26 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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
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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)
Word Origins
κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain