κατοικοῦσιν
katoikéō
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.
Acts 11:29 · Word #14
Lexicon G2730
| Lemma | κατοικέω |
| Transliteration | katoikéō |
| Strong's | G2730 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP DAT M PL
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 | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | dwelling |
| Literal | dwelling |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κατοικέω |
| Strong's | G2730 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2730-12
to those dwelling
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, dative masculine plural (Gr,V,PPA,DMP): describing ongoing dwelling, functioning substantivally in the dative plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle conveys ongoing action, "dwelling" or "settling," while the dative masculine plural form is reflected by "to those," preserving both case and number without adding contextual detail. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
dwelling
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The original P1 was 'to those dwelling,' but the participle here is best kept as 'dwelling,' since the article 'to the ones' already covers the sense of 'those.' |