οἰκέω
oikeō
to dwell
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word οἰκέω (oikeō) means "to dwell." This verb is primarily associated with the concept of inhabiting or residing in a place. The nine occurrences of οἰκέω in the Bible suggest a range of usage that includes both literal and figurative meanings. In its literal sense, οἰκέω refers to physical residence or dwelling. However, the word also takes on a figurative meaning, implying a sense of belonging or being at home in a particular place or community. This dual nature of οἰκέω highlights the importance of physical and emotional connection to one's surroundings. The significance of οἰκέω lies in its emphasis on the relationship between people and their environment. By dwelling in a place, individuals establish a sense of identity and community, which is essential for human well-being. The use of οἰκέω in the Bible underscores the importance of finding one's place in the world and cultivating a sense of belonging.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
Romans 7:18For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
Romans 7:20But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 7:12But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
1 Corinthians 7:13The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
1 Timothy 6:16He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.