Lexicon
κατοικίζω
katoikizō
G6052
G:V Greek

to settle

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katoikizo describes causing the spirit to dwell within the recipients in James 4:5.

The attested use describes causing the spirit to dwell within recipients, in a statement that continues with the spirit's longing for envy in James 4:5.

Senses in use

  1. Causing the spirit to dwell · dominant

    The aorist active indicative form occurs in the statement that he caused the spirit to dwell; in James 4:5 the APB renders this clause with “caused to dwell,” before describing the spirit as longing for envy.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 4:5, the APB presents the clause as “he caused to dwell.” The term's precise English contribution is limited to the clause context.

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