Strong's Greek · G2730
κατοικέω
katoikéō
dwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter)
Definition
to house permanently, i.e. reside (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
Appears 45 times in Scripture
“Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,”
“Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.”
“Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,”
“Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.”
““For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’”
“and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.””
“So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.”
“This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)”
“And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.”
“Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).