Lexicon
ἐγκατοικέω
egkatoikeō
G1460
G:V Greek

to live among

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egkatoikeo describes living among others, as a righteous man remains among people whose deeds torment him.

Its sole attested use describes a righteous man living among people whose lawless works torment his righteous soul.

Senses in use

  1. Living in the midst of others · dominant

    In 2 Peter 2:8, the present active nominative singular masculine participle occurs of a righteous man situated among others day after day; the APB renders the clause "that righteous man lived among them," while their lawless works torment his soul.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:8, the APB presents the clause as "that righteous man lived among them." This rendering confirms the clause's setting without isolating every contribution of the Greek form.

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