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οἰκέω G3611
G3611 is the Greek word οἰκέω, transliterated oikéō. The King James Version most often renders it dwelleth.
What it means
to occupy a house, i.e. reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit.
Where it comes from
from G3624 (οἶκος).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dwell.
Verses using οἰκέω
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Romans 7:17 · KJV
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Romans 7:18 · KJV
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Romans 7:20 · KJV
Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Romans 8:9 · KJV
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Romans 8:11 · KJV
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
1 Corinthians 3:16 · KJV
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 7:12 · KJV
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
1 Corinthians 7:13 · KJV
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
1 Timothy 6:16 · KJV
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Common questions
What does Strong's G3611 mean?
G3611 is the Greek word οἰκέω (oikéō), meaning to occupy a house, i.e. reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit.
How is G3611 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dwelleth (4 times), dwell (4 times), dwelling (1 time).
How many times does G3611 appear in the Bible?
οἰκέω (oikéō) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3611 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G3624 (οἶκος).
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