verb
enoikamō
Strong’sG1774
I dwell in, am settled in
stem enoik-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐν-οικέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly (29/36) for יָשַׁב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1774 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
dwell in, with dative loci, Θήβαις Refs 5th c.BC+.. we possess it not, save to dwell in during life, Refs 5th c.BC+dwell in, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 to be present at, συνελεύσει Refs 6th c.AD+
3 metaphorically, dwell upon, 'be at home in', ἐν τοῖς φυσικοῖς Refs 4th c.BC+
II with accusative, inhabit, Refs 5th c.BC+the inhabitants, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| enoikamiἘνοικήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | live | 1× |
| enoikataἐνῴκησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | lived | 1× |
| enoikatōrἐνοικείτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | dwell | 1× |
| enoikarōntemἐνοικοῦν | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | indwelling | 1× |
| enoikarōnteuἐνοικοῦντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter | dwells | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enoikamō | enoikame | enoikami1×Ἐνοικήσω | enoikama | enoikamē | enoikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enoikasō | enoikase | enoikasi | enoikasa | enoikasē | enoikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enoikatō | enoikate | enoikati | enoikata1×ἐνῴκησεν | enoikatē | enoikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | enoikanō | enoikane | enoikani | enoikana | enoikanē | enoikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enoikavō | enoikave | enoikavi | enoikava | enoikavē | enoikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enoikalō | enoikale | enoikali | enoikala | enoikalē | enoikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enoikameiō | enoikameia | enoikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enoikaseiō | enoikaseia | enoikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enoikateiō | enoikateia | enoikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | enoikaneiō | enoikaneia | enoikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enoikaveiō | enoikaveia | enoikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enoikaleiō | enoikaleia | enoikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enoikasōr | enoikasar | enoikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enoikatōr1×ἐνοικείτω | enoikatar | enoikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enoikavōr | enoikavar | enoikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enoikalōr | enoikalar | enoikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enoikamoiō | enoikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enoikasoiō | enoikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enoikatoiō | enoikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | enoikanoiō | enoikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enoikavoiō | enoikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enoikaloiō | enoikaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enoikarō | enoikari | enoikara | enoikarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | enoikarōntos2× | enoikarintos | enoikarantos | enoikarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
enoik is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
enoikami“live”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 6:16“live”… zōarōntou; kathōs legata tos theos hoti Enoikami en autoi kai emperipatami, kai emi …… of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God …
enoikata“lived”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 1:5“lived”… tau en si anupokritau pistiau, hotinas enoikata prōtem en ta mamma su Lōida …… am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your …
enoikatōr“dwell”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Colossians 3:16tos logos tou Christou enoikatōr en vi plousiōs en panta sofia; …Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and …
enoikarōntem“indwelling”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Romans 8:11“indwelling”… teim thnēteim sōmeim vu dia tem enoikarōntem autou pneumem en vi.… Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
enoikarōnteu“dwells”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular neuter1×
2 Timothy 1:14… parathēkan fulassasar dia pneumeu hagieu teu enoikarōnteu en ni.… help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.