κατοικῶν

katoikéō

one dwelling

To settle or reside in a place, to make one's home or dwell in a location; can denote both literal, physical habitation (to live in or occupy a dwelling, city, or land) and, in a more extended sense, to be established or present in a manner marked by permanence or stability. May also be used figuratively for indwelling, as of a spirit or an abstract quality.

G2730

Acts 1:20 · Word #15

Lexicon G2730

Lemmaκατοικέω
Transliterationkatoikéō
Strong'sG2730
DefinitionTo settle or reside in a place, to make one's home or dwell in a location; can denote both literal, physical habitation (to live in or occupy a dwelling, city, or land) and, in a more extended sense, to be established or present in a manner marked by permanence or stability. May also be used figuratively for indwelling, as of a spirit or an abstract quality.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseone dwelling
Literaldwelling

Lexical Info

Lemmaκατοικέω
Strong'sG2730

SIBI-P1 Translation G2730-07

one dwelling

Morphological NotesVerb; present active participle; nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS) — describing a male subject as actively and presently dwelling.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle nominative masculine singular denotes a man characterized by ongoing action of settling or residing. "One dwelling" preserves the continuous aspect and participial form while reflecting the root sense of settled habitation.

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