Strong G2733κατοικία

dwelling

Transliteration
katoikia
Pronunciation
kat-oy-kee'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

residence (properly the condition; but by implication the abode itself): - habitation.

Detailed definition

κατ-οικία, -ας, ἡ
(κατοικέω), [in LXX chiefly for מוֹשָׁב, Exo.35:3, al.;]
1. a dwelling: Act.17:26.

2. a settlement (Polyb.).†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2733 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • habitation1

First verses

  1. Acts 17:26
    And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κατοικ-ία, ἡ,
habitation, βαρβάρων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Hecataeus Milesius Historicus 119 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus; τόπος εὐφυὴς πρὸς κ. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.78.5; ὑγιεινὴν ποιεῖν τὴν κ. 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.4.8)]; farm, village, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.32.4, etc.)]: generally, dwelling-place, [NT (NT.Acts.17.26)]; domicile, Mitteis [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Chr.” 31 i 23 (2nd c.BC).)]
2 settlement, colony, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.4.11)]; especially of military colonies in Egypt, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 61 (b). 227 (2nd c.BC))], etc.; also, = Latin colonia, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.2.5, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Antonius” 16, 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 5.19)]; κατοικίαι πόλεων foundation of colonies, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pompeius” 47.)]
3 body of residents in a foreign city, ἡ κ. τῶν ἐν Ἱεραπόλει κατοικούντων Ἰουδαίων [Refs (“IGRom.” 4.834.)]