verb
oikamō
Greekοἰκέω (oikeō)
Strong’sG3611
I inhabit, dwell
stem oik-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οἰκέω, -ῶ
(< οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly for ישׁב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3611 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoy-keh'-o
to occupy a house, i.e. reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit
Fromfrom G3624;
King Jamesdwell.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oikatōοἰκεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | dwells | 4× |
| oikarōοἰκεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | live | 2× |
| oikarōtosοἰκῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | dwells | 1× |
| oikarōtasοἰκοῦσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | dwells | 2× |
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, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oikamō | oikame | oikami | oikama | oikamē | oikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oikasō | oikase | oikasi | oikasa | oikasē | oikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oikatō4×οἰκεῖ | oikate | oikati | oikata | oikatē | oikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | oikanō | oikane | oikani | oikana | oikanē | oikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oikavō | oikave | oikavi | oikava | oikavē | oikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oikalō | oikale | oikali | oikala | oikalē | oikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oikameiō | oikameia | oikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oikaseiō | oikaseia | oikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oikateiō | oikateia | oikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | oikaneiō | oikaneia | oikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oikaveiō | oikaveia | oikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oikaleiō | oikaleia | oikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oikasōr | oikasar | oikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oikatōr | oikatar | oikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oikavōr | oikavar | oikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oikalōr | oikalar | oikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oikamoiō | oikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | oikasoiō | oikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oikatoiō | oikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | oikanoiō | oikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | oikavoiō | oikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | oikaloiō | oikaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | oikarō2×οἰκεῖν | oikari | oikara | oikarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | oikarōtos3×οἰκῶν | oikaritos | oikaratos | oikarētos |
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
oik 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
oikatō“dwells”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Romans 7:18“dwells”oidamē gar hoti ouk oikatō en mi, houtem atō en ta sarxa mu, agathem; tem gar thelarō parakeietō mi, tem de katergazerō tem kalem ou;I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
Romans 8:9“dwells”Vis de ouk avō en sarxa alla en pneume, eiper pneumem theou oikatō en vi. ei de tinos pneumem Christou ouk echatō, houtos ouk atō autou.You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Romans 8:11“dwells”ei de tem pneumem tou egeiraratou ton Iēsun ek nekroiu oikatō en vi, tos egeiraratos ek nekroiu Christon Iēsun zōopoiati kai teim thnēteim sōmeim vu dia tem enoikarōtem autou pneumem en vi.And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
1 Corinthians 3:16“dwells”Ouk oidavē hoti naos theou avō kai tem pneumem tou theou oikatō en vi?Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
oikarō“live”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
1 Corinthians 7:12“live”Toi de loipoi legamō mis, ouk tos kurios; ei tinos adelfos gunaikan echatō apistan, kai houtas suneudokatō oikarō meta autou, mē afiēkatōr autan;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 7:13“live”kai gunaikas ei tinas echatō anēron apiston, kai houtos suneudokatō oikarō meta autau, mē afiēkatōr ton anēron.And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
oikarōtos“dwells”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:16“dwells”tos monos echarōtos athanasian, fōtem oikarōtos aprositem, hon horata oudenos anthrōpoiu oude horara dunetō; ho timas kai kratem aiōniem; amēn.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.
oikarōtas“dwells”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine2×
Romans 7:17“dwells”nuni de ouketi mis katergazemō autem alla tas oikarōtas en mi hamartas.In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
Romans 7:20“dwells”ei de hem ouk thelamō houtem poiamō, ouketi mis katergazemō autem alla tas oikarōtas en mi hamartas.And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.