κατασκηνόω
to dwell
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Tense
- Present
- Ongoing or general action in present time (imperfective aspect).
- Aorist
- Action viewed as a simple whole, without regard to duration — often past (perfective aspect).
- Future
- Action expected in future time.
Voice
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
Mood
- Infinitive
- A verbal noun (“to write”), unmarked for person or number.
- Indicative
- States a fact or asks a factual question (the mood of reality).
Person
- 3rd person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
Number
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms
- Verb, Present, Active, Infinitive 2 times (50%)
- Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 1 time (25%)
- Verb, Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular 1 time (25%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 4 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where G2681 appears — 4 distinct verses across 4 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Matthew 1 verse
Mark 1 verse
Luke 1 verse
Acts 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
The Greek verb κατασκηνοω centers on the idea of “to dwell.” With only 4 verses it sits in the long tail of Greek New Testament vocabulary. The word gravitates to Matthew (25%), then Mark and Luke. Its earliest occurrence is Matthew 13:32. It shares a root with κατα, καθα and καθαιρεω. Dig into 4-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G2681 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 4
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 4 distinct verses.
- 4 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 4 of 27 New Testament books.
- #1,877
- by frequency
- Top 2500 most frequent Greek words (rank 1,877 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 4 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 4 distinct verses.
- Gospels 3 verses · 75%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 2 verses · 50%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Lodge 2×
- American Standard Version: Lodge 2×
- Berean Standard Bible: Nest 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Nest 2×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G2681 across 4 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G2681 across 4 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G2681 across 4 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G2681 across 5 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- to pitch one's tent, to fix one's abode, to dwell
Word origin
Derived from κατα (katá) (G2596) — down.
Forms in the corpus
The 3 distinct written forms G2681 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that tense’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| κατασκηνοῦν kataskēnoûn | Verb, Present, Active, Infinitive | Matthew 13:32 | 2 |
| κατασκηνώσει kataskēnṓsei | Verb, Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular | Acts 2:26 | 1 |
| κατεσκήνωσεν kateskḗnōsen | Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular | Luke 13:19 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G2681, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- καθα kathá G2505 according as
- καθαιρεω kathairéō G2507 to tear down
- καθαπτω katháptō G2510 to fasten down
- καθεδρα kathédra G2515 seat
- καθεζομαι kathézomai G2516 to sit down
- καθεξης kathexēs G2517 in order
- καθευδω katheúdō G2518 to fall asleep
- καθηγητης kathēgētḗs G2519 guide
- καθηκω kathḗkō G2520 to come down
- καθημαι káthēmai G2521 to sit down
- καθημερινος kathēmerinós G2522 daily
- καθιημι kathíēmi G2524 to send down
- καθιστημι kathístēmi G2525 to place
- καθο kathó G2526 according to what
- καθολου kathólou G2527 wholly
- καθοπλιζω kathoplízō G2528 to arm
- καθοραω kathoráō G2529 to see clearly
- καθοτι kathóti G2530 according to what
- καθως kathṓs G2531 according as
- καμμυω kammýō G2576 to close eyes
- καταβαινω katabaínō G2597 to descend
- καταβαλλω katabállō G2598 to cast down
- καταβαρεω katabaréō G2599 to weigh down
- καταβιβαζω katabibázō G2601 to bring down
+103 more words share this root (not shown).
Derived from this word
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 130 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word κατασκηνοω appears 52 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 51 verses in 16 books.
- 52
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 51
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 16 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 16 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Numbers 14:30 κατασκηνόω
- Deuteronomy 33:12 κατασκηνόω
- Joshua 22:19 κατασκηνόω
- Judges 18:28 κατασκηνόω
- 2 Samuel 7:10 κατασκηνόω
- 1 Chronicles 17:9 κατασκηνόω
- Ezra 6:12 κατασκηνόω
- Job 18:15 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 5:12 κατασκηνόω
- Proverbs 1:33 κατασκηνόω
- Jeremiah 7:12 κατασκηνόω
- Ezekiel 25:4 κατασκηνόω
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G2681) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 51. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Numbers 14:30 κατασκηνόω surely you shall not come into the land, concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Numbers 35:34 κατασκηνόω You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, Yahweh, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 κατασκηνόω Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him all the day long, He dwells between his shoulders.
- Deuteronomy 33:28 κατασκηνόω Israel dwells in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
- Joshua 22:19 κατασκηνόω However, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh's tent dwells, and take possession among us: but don't rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of Yahweh our God.
- Judges 18:28 κατασκηνόω There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.
- 2 Samuel 7:10 κατασκηνόω I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,
- 1 Chronicles 17:9 κατασκηνόω I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
- 1 Chronicles 23:25 κατασκηνόω For David said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever:
- Ezra 6:12 κατασκηνόω and the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who shall put forth their hand to alter [the same], to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.
- Ezra 7:15 κατασκηνόω and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
- Job 18:15 κατασκηνόω There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur shall be scattered on his habitation.
- Job 29:25 κατασκηνόω I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, As one who comforts the mourners.
- Psalms 5:12 κατασκηνόω For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
- Psalms 7:6 κατασκηνόω Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
- Psalms 14:1 κατασκηνόω The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
- Psalms 15:9 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 22:2 κατασκηνόω My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; In the night season, and am not silent.
- Psalms 36:3 κατασκηνόω The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
- Psalms 36:27 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 36:29 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 64:5 κατασκηνόω They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
- Psalms 67:17 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 67:19 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 68:37 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 73:2 κατασκηνόω But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
- Psalms 77:55 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 77:60 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 84:10 κατασκηνόω For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
- Psalms 101:29 κατασκηνόω
- Psalms 103:12 κατασκηνόω As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us.
- Psalms 119:5 κατασκηνόω Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!
- Psalms 138:9 κατασκηνόω
- Proverbs 1:33 κατασκηνόω But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, And will be at ease, without fear of harm."
- Proverbs 2:21 κατασκηνόω For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
- Proverbs 8:12 κατασκηνόω "I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.
- Jeremiah 7:12 κατασκηνόω But go you now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
- Jeremiah 17:6 κατασκηνόω For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
- Jeremiah 23:6 κατασκηνόω In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name by which he shall be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- Jeremiah 28:13 κατασκηνόω Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says Yahweh: You have broken the bars of wood; but you have made in their place bars of iron.
- Ezekiel 25:4 κατασκηνόω therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in you, and make their dwellings in you; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.
- Ezekiel 43:7 κατασκηνόω He said to me, Son of man, [this is] the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever. The house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their prostitution, and by the dead bodies of their kings [in] their high places;
- Ezekiel 43:9 κατασκηνόω Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
- Joel 4:17 κατασκηνόω
- Joel 4:21 κατασκηνόω
- Obadiah 1:3 κατασκηνόω The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'
- Micah 4:10 κατασκηνόω Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, daughter of Zion, Like a woman in travail; For now you will go forth out of the city, And will dwell in the field, And will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
- Micah 7:14 κατασκηνόω Shepherd your people with your staff, The flock of your heritage, Who dwell by themselves in a forest, In the midst of fertile pasture land, let them feed; In Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Zechariah 2:14 κατασκηνόω
- Zechariah 8:3 κατασκηνόω Thus says Yahweh: "I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called 'The City of Truth;' and the mountain of Yahweh of Hosts, 'The Holy Mountain.'"
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G2681) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
