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οἰκέω

To dwell

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οἰκέω G3611
Pronunciation oikéō

What does οἰκέω (oikéō) mean in the Bible?

οἰκέω (oikéō) is a Greek word meaning "to dwell". οἰκέω, -ῶ (οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;] __(a) trans.

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Meaning

to dwell
Extended definition

To inhabit or settle permanently in a space, often metaphorically of spiritual indwelling or habitation.

(οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁב ;]

atrans., to inhabit: with accusative, 1Ti.6:16;
bintrans., 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).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Rom 7:18 · Rom 8:9 · Rom 8:11 · 1 Cor 3:16 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Rom 7:17 · Rom 7:20 · 1 Tim 6:16 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:12 · 1 Cor 7:13 2×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 4 infinitive 2 participle 3
Tense
present 9
Voice
active 9
Mood
indicative 4 participle 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Romans 7:17 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 7:18 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:20 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 8:11 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:9 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 3:16 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:12 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:13 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 6:16 οἰκῶν present active participle participle

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)

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

φῶς · οἰκέω · ἀπρόσιτος G5457, G3611, G676
dwelling in unapproachable light
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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