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GreekG3611Verb

οἰκέω

oikeō

9Occurrences
G3611Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to occupy a house, i.e. reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit

from G3624 (οἶκος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(a) trans., to inhabit: with accusative; (b) intrans., to dwell: (of married life); metaphorically, : ἀγαθόν; ἁμαρτία; πνεῦμα θεοῦ.
LXX: chiefly for יָשַׁב

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

οἰκέω appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
5
1 Corinthians
3
1 Timothy
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:16BSB

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 7:12BSB

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:13BSB

And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

1 Timothy 6:16BSB

He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Romans 7:17BSB

In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.