What does ἐν · ὅς · δικαιοσύνη · κατοικέω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730
ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ
"In," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification · to dwell
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ἐνG1722"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciationen
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
Open lexicon entry →ὅςG3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciationhós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
Open lexicon entry →δικαιοσύνηG1343equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
Pronunciationdikaiosýnē
Righteousness as God's character and covenant faithfulness, not merely human moral conformity to law
Open lexicon entry →κατοικέωG2730to dwell
Pronunciationkatoikéō
To settle permanently and establish residence, not merely passing through; divine indwelling emphasis.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ (en hois dikaiosynē katoikei) mean in the Bible?
ἐν · ὅς · δικαιοσύνη · κατοικέω is a Greek phrase meaning ""in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.".
Full entry for ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ (G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730?
G1722, G3739, G1343, G2730 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Source Gloss
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2733
Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:112733×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present36aorist8
Voice
active44
Mood
participle27indicative13infinitive4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:23κατῴκησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 4:13κατῴκησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:45κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 23:21κατοικοῦντιpresent active participleparticipleLuke 11:26κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 13:4κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 1:19κατοικοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleActs 1:20κατοικῶνpresent active participleparticipleActs 2:14κατοικοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 2:9κατοικοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 4:16κατοικοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleActs 7:2κατοικῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 7:4κατῴκησενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 7:4κατοικεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingActs 7:48κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingActs 9:22κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 9:32κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 9:35κατοικοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 11:29κατοικοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleActs 13:27κατοικοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleActs 17:24κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingActs 17:26κατοικεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 19:10κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 19:17κατοικοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleActs 22:12κατοικούντωνpresent active participleparticipleEphesians 3:17κατοικῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveColossians 1:19κατοικῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveColossians 2:9κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 11:9κατοικήσαςaorist active participleparticipleJames 4:5κατῴκισενaorist active indicativecompleted2 Peter 3:13κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 2:13κατοικεῖςpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 2:13κατοικεῖpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 3:10κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 6:10κατοικούντωνpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 8:13κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 11:10κατοικοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 11:10κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 13:12κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 13:14κατοικοῦνταςpresent active participleparticiple+4 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ is built from these roots: