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Strong's G1774 ἐνοικέω (enoikeo)

Enoikeo means “dwell in” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1774 — dizahab in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1774
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 11

Strong's G1774 Quick Answer

Strong's G1774 ἐνοικέω (enoikeo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. enoikeo (en-oy-keh'-o) v. 1. to inhabit (figuratively) [from G1722 and G3611] It has 40 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include dwell and dwelleth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
enoikeo (en-oy-keh'-o) v. 1. to inhabit (figuratively) [from G1722 and G3611]
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
dwell and dwelleth

Meaning and Definition

enoikeo (en-oy-keh'-o) v. 1. to inhabit (figuratively) [from G1722 and G3611] KJV: dwell in Root(s): G1722, G3611

Original Word
ἐνοικέω
Transliteration
enoikeo
Derivation
Root: οἰκέω R1: 1722 R2: 3611
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1774. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to dwell in/with

Usage: ἐν-οικέω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly (29/36) for יָשַׁב ;] to dwell in; metaphorically, before ἐν, with dative of person(s): ὁ θεός, 2Co.6:16; τ. πνεῦμα, Rom.8:11, 2Ti.1:14; ὁ λόγος, Col.3:16; πίστις, 2Ti.1:5; ἁμαρτία, Rom.7:17.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1774 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render enoikeo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

dwell Romans 8:11 dwelleth 2 Timothy 1:14

How Strong's G1774 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1774 (ἐνοικέω) appears 36 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1774 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1774 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

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.

2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Colossians 3:16 KJV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Strong's G1774 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 26:32 Septuagint / Brenton

And I will lay your land desolate, and your enemies who dwell in it shall wonder at it.

4 Kingdoms 19:26 Septuagint / Brenton

And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down by him that stands upon it.

4 Kingdoms 22:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read:

Strong's G1774 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 7:10 Septuagint / Brenton

For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.

Baruch 2:23 Septuagint / Brenton

I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1774.

Leviticus 26:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will lay your land desolate, and your enemies who dwell in it shall wonder at it.
4 Kingdoms 19:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down by him that stands upon it.
4 Kingdoms 22:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read:
4 Kingdoms 22:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because thy heart was softened, and thou wast humbled before me, when thou heardest all that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should be utterly destroyed and accursed, and thou didst rend thy garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord.
Isaiah 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, ye dwellers in Jerusalem, and every man of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.
Isaiah 21:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye that dwell in the country of Tema, bring water to meet him that is thirsty;
Isaiah 22:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I will put on him thy robe, and I will grant him thy crown with power, and I will give thy stewardship into his hands: and he shall be as a father to them that dwell in Jerusalem, and to them that dwell in Judah.
Isaiah 23:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom are the dwellers in the island become like, the merchants of Phoenicia, passing over the sea
Isaiah 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Depart ye to Carthage; howl, ye that dwell in this island.
Isaiah 24:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the Lord is about to lay waste the world, and will make it desolate, and will lay bare the surface of it, and scatter them that dwell therein.
Isaiah 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore a curse shall consume the earth, because the inhabitants thereof have sinned: therefore the dwellers in the earth shall be poor, and few men shall be left.
Isaiah 24:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear, and a pit, and a snare, are upon you that dwell on the earth.
Isaiah 26:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who hast humbled and brought down them that dwell on high, thou shalt cast down strong cities, and bring them to the ground.
Isaiah 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks thee very early in the morning, O God, for thy commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, ye that dwell upon the earth.
Isaiah 26:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have conceived, O Lord, because of thy fear, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the breath of thy salvation, which we have wrought upon the earth: we shall not fall, but all that dwell upon the land shall fall.
Isaiah 26:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, the Lord is bringing wrath from his holy place upon the dwellers on the earth: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall not cover her slain.
Isaiah 27:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am burned up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace,
Isaiah 32:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his people shall inhabit a city of peace, and dwell in it in confidence, and they shall rest with wealth.
Isaiah 32:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.
Isaiah 33:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people dwelling among them shall by no means say, I am in pain: for their sin shall be forgiven them.
Isaiah 37:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hast thou not heard of these things which I did of old? I appointed them from ancient times; but now have I manifested my purpose of desolating nations in their strongholds, and them that dwell in strong cities.
Isaiah 40:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is he that comprehends the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants in it are as grasshoppers; he that set up the heaven as a chamber, and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 65:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall build houses, and themselves shall dwell in them; and they shall plant vineyards, and themselves shall eat the fruit thereof.
Isaiah 65:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall by no means build, and others inhabit; and they shall by no means plant, and others eat: for as the days of the tree of life shall be the days of my people, they shall long enjoy the fruits of their labors.
Jeremiah 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As Sodom was overthrown and Gomorrah and they that sojourned in her, saith the Lord Almighty, no man shall dwell there, nor shall any son of man inhabit there.
Jeremiah 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Concerning the sons of Ammon thus saith the Lord, Are there no sons in Israel? or have they no one to succeed them? wherefore has Milcom inherited Gilead, and why shall their people dwell in their cities?
Jeremiah 34:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the nation which shall put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, I will even leave it upon its land, and it shall serve him, and dwell in it.
Jeremiah 38:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Judah, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and the shepherd shall go forth with the flock.
Jeremiah 49:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the men, and all the strangers who have set their face toward the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall be consumed by the sword, and by the famine: and there shall not one of them escape from the evils which I bring upon them.
Jeremiah 51:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus has the Lord God of Israel said; Ye have seen all the evils which I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon the cities of Judah; and, behold, they are desolate without inhabitants,
Jeremiah 51:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
by provoking me with the works of your hands, to burn incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, into which ye entered to dwell there, that ye might be cut off, and that ye might become a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Daniel 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To thee, O Lord, belongs righteousness, and to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the dwellers in Jerusalem, and to all Israel, to them that are near, and to them that are far off in all the earth, wherever thou hast scattered them, for the sin which they committed.
Romans 8:11 New Testament, 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.
2 Corinthians 6:16 New Testament, KJV
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Colossians 3:16 New Testament, KJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:5 New Testament, KJV
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
2 Timothy 1:14 New Testament, KJV
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
Judith 7:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.
Baruch 2:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I will cause to cease out of the cities of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1774, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 21 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1774 FAQ

What does enoikeo (ἐνοικέω) mean?

Enoikeo (Strong's G1774) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dwell in". enoikeo (en-oy-keh'-o) v. 1. to inhabit (figuratively) [from G1722 and G3611]

How many times is enoikeo (ἐνοικέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G1774 across 11 books.

Where can I study enoikeo (ἐνοικέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1774 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate enoikeo (ἐνοικέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dwell and dwelleth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1774 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 33 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1774, with linked reader references where each row is available.