ἐνοικ-έω G1774
To dwell in, inhabit; used metaphorically of God's Spirit, Christ's word, or faith residing within a person or community.
Carries the core meaning of dwelling or making one's home within a place or person. In the New Testament, this verb is used exclusively in a spiritual and metaphorical sense: the Spirit of God dwelling in believers (Rom 8:11), God dwelling among his people (2 Cor 6:16), the word of Christ dwelling richly in the community (Col 3:16), and sincere faith dwelling first in a grandmother and mother before being passed on (2 Tim 1:5, 14). Spanish habitare and French habiter-dans mirror the "inhabit within" nuance perfectly.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To dwell within, inhabit spiritually. Every NT use is metaphorical -- God's Spirit indwelling the believer (Rom 8:11), God dwelling among his covenant people (2 Cor 6:16), the word of Christ making its home in the congregation (Col 3:16), and genuine faith residing within Timothy's lineage (2 Tim 1:5, 14). The German einwohnen ('to in-dwell') captures the compound prefix en- plus oikeō ('to dwell'), emphasizing an interior, abiding presence rather than a temporary visit. 5×
AR["السَّاكِنِ", "السّاكِنِ", "سَأَسكُنُ", "سَكَنَ", "لِتَسكُنْ"]·ben["আমি-বাস-করব", "বাস-করছেন", "বাস-করুক", "বাস-করেছিল", "বাসকারীর"]·DE["einwohnen"]·EN["I-will-dwell", "dwelling", "dwelt", "indwelling", "let-dwell"]·FR["einwohnen", "habiter-dans"]·heb["אֶשְׁכּוֹן", "יִשְׁכֹּן", "שֶׁשׁוֹכֵן", "שָׁכְנָה", "שׁוֹכֵן"]·HI["निवास-करूंगा", "पहले-बस", "रहे", "वअस-करत-है", "वास-करने-वाले"]·ID["Aku-akan-tinggal", "berdiam", "tinggallah", "yang-berdiam"]·IT["abitare-in", "enoikeitō", "enoikountos", "enōkēsen"]·jav["Kawula-badha-dedalem", "dedalem", "dedalema", "manggèn", "mapan"]·KO["거하게-하라", "거하는", "거하리라", "거하시는-이-의", "거했다"]·PT["habitante", "habitarei", "habite", "habitou", "que-habita"]·RU["Вселюсь", "да-обитает", "обитала", "обитающего"]·ES["Habitaré", "habite", "habitó", "que-habita"]·SW["Nitakaa", "akaaye", "anayekaa", "ilikaa", "likae"]·TR["ikamet-etsin", "içinde oturacağım", "konakladı", "konaklayan", "oturan"]·urd["بسا", "بسی-ہوئی", "بسے", "رہوں-گا", "سکونت-کرنے-والے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐνοικ-έω, dwell in, with dative loci, Θήβαις Refs 5th c.BC+.. we possess it not, save to dwell in during life, Refs 5th c.BC+dwell in, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 to be present at, συνελεύσει Refs 6th c.AD+ __3 metaphorically, dwell upon, 'be at home in', ἐν τοῖς φυσικοῖς Refs 4th c.BC+ __II with accusative, inhabit, Refs 5th c.BC+the inhabitants, Refs 5th c.BC+