verb
oikamō
Strong’sG3611
I inhabit, dwell
stem oik-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 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.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect οἰκείω Refs 8th c.BC+, Locrian dialect ϝοικέω Refs; Aeolic dialect present participle οἴκεις Refs 7th c.BC+; argument 3rd.pers. singular present optative οἰκείη Refs: imperfect ᾤκεον Refs 8th c.BC+ Ionic dialect οἴκεον Refs 5th c.BC+: future οἰκήσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ᾤκησα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ᾤκηκα Refs 5th c.BC+ — passive and middle, future οἰκήσομαι in middle sense,Refs 5th c.BC+; but in passive, see Refs 4th c.BC+: aorist ᾠκήθην Refs 8th c.BC+perfect ᾤκημαι as middle and passive, Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural οἰκέαται, see Refs 4th c.BC+, 3: (οἶκος):
A transitive, inhabit, ὑπωρείας ᾤκεον πολυπίδακος Ἴδης Refs 8th c.BC+; οἰ. τοῦτον τὸν χῶρον Refs 5th c.BC+ have, enjoy, E. [prev. cited]:—passive, to be inhabited, οἰκέοιτο πόλις Πριάμοιο Refs 8th c.BC+; διὰ τῆς οἰκεομένης through the inhabited country, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰς ἄλλας πόλιας οἰκεομένας μηδὲν ἧσσον although inhabited no less than before, Refs
2 colonize, settle in, τὰς πλείστας τῶν νήσων Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; πόλιν probably in Refs 5th c.BC+; νῆσον οἰκῆσαι, i.e. to be deported, Refs 4th c.AD+: in perfect passive, to be settled in, occupy, τοῖσι τὰς νήσους οἰκημένοισι Ἴωσι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in passive, to be settled, of men or tribes to whom new abodes are assigned, τριχθὰ ᾤκηθεν καταφυλαδόν Refs 8th c.BC+perfect passive οἴκημαι, as present, οἱ ἐν τῇ ἠπείρῳ οἰκημένοι Ἕλληνες those who have been settled, i.e. those who dwell.., Refs 5th c.BC+; also of cities, to be situated, lie, παρ᾽ ὃν [ποταμὸν] Νίνος πόλις οἴκητο Refs
II manage, direct a household or a state, Refs 5th c.BC+ don't manage.., Refs 5th c.BC+ — passive, εὖ οἰκούμεναι πόλεις well governed, Refs; μετρίως, ὀρθῶς, ἄριστα οἰ., Refs 5th c.BC+future οἰκήσεται in passive sense, καθ᾽ ὅτι ἄριστα ἡ πόλις οἰκήσεται Refs 5th c.BC+
B intransitive, dwell, live, of persons, families, or tribes, have their abodes, settlements, in Refs 8th c.BC+; especially of metics, ἐγ Κολλυτῷ οἰκοῦντι Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐρανῷ Refs 5th c.BC+; οἰ. μετά τινος, ={συνοικεῖν τινι}, Refs 5th c.BC+; κέρδη μὲν οἰκήσαντα.. having fixed my dwelling [there] with gain to my hosts, Refs; τὸ τὴν φροντίδ᾽ ἔξω τῶν κακῶν οἰκεῖν γλυκύ sweet it is for the mind to keep free from cares, Refs; ἐπὶ προστάτου οἰ. (see. προστάτης) Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II of cities, to be situated, Refs 5th c.BC+; but τὴν πόλιν σποράδην καὶ κατὰ κώμας οἰκοῦσαν formed of detached villages, Refs 5th c.BC+ (so in passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 to be governed or administered, τίς τῶν πόλεων διὰ σὲ βέλτιον ᾤκησε; Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently hardly distinguishable from the passive (above Refs 4th c.BC+; σωφρόνως γε οἰκοῦσα [πόλις] εὖ ἂν οἰκοῖτο a state administered by self-control would be well governed, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ὀλίγους, εἰς πλείους οἰκεῖν, to be governed in the interest of the few or the many, 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| oikatōοἰκεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | dwells | 4× |
| oikarōοἰκεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | live | 2× |
| oikarōntosοἰκῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | dwells | 1× |
| oikarōntasοἰκοῦσα | 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 | oikarōntos3×οἰκῶν | oikarintos | oikarantos | oikarēntos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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 …I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh …
Romans 8:9“dwells”… alla en pneume, eiper pneumem theou oikatō en vi. ei de tinos pneumem …… the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ …
Romans 8:11“dwells”… tou egerarantou ton Iēsun ek nekroiu oikatō en vi, tos egerarantos ek nekroiu …… Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also …
1 Corinthians 3:16… avō kai tem pneumem tou theou oikatō en vi?… God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
oikarō“live”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
1 Corinthians 7:12… gunaikan echatō apistan, kai houtas suneudokatō oikarō meta autou, mē afiēkatōr autan;… wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce …
1 Corinthians 7:13… echatō andron apiston, kai houtos suneudokatō oikarō meta autau, mē afiēkatōr ton andron.… husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce …
oikarōntos“dwells”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:16tos monos echarōntos athanasian, fōtem oikarōntos aprositem, hon horata oudenos anthrōpoiu oude …He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has …
oikarōntas“dwells”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine2×
Romans 7:17“dwells”… ouketi mis katergazomō autem alla tas oikarōntas en mi hamartas.… it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
Romans 7:20“dwells”… ouketi mis katergazomō autem alla tas oikarōntas en mi hamartas.… it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does …