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(
A &
, 3784), “to owe, to be indebted,” is translated “it was our duty,” in
Luke 17:10, lit., “we owe (ought) to do”; so in Rom. 15:27,
KJV
, “their duty is”:
RV
, “they
owe it.” See
BEHOVE
,
BOUND
.
DWELL, DWELLERS, DWELLING (place) A. Verbs.
1.
(
*
!
, 3611), “to dwell” (from
, “a house”), “to inhabit as one’s
abode,” is derived from the Sanskrit,
2
, “a dwelling place” (the Eng. termination —
“wick” is connected). It is used (a) of God as “dwelling” in light, 1 Tim. 6:16; (b) of the
“indwelling” of the Spirit of God in the believer, Rom. 8:9, 11, or in a church, 1 Cor.
3:16; (c) of the “indwelling” of sin, Rom. 7:20; (d) of the absence of any good thing in
the flesh of the believer, Rom. 7:18; (e) of the “dwelling” together of those who are
married, 1 Cor. 7:12-13.¶
2.
(
!
, 2730),
, “down,” and No. 1, the most frequent verb with
this meaning, properly signifies “to settle down in a dwelling, to dwell fixedly in a
place.” Besides its literal sense, it is used of (a) the “indwelling” of the totality of the
attributes and powers of the Godhead in Christ, Col. 1:19; 2:9; (b) the “indwelling” of
Christ in the hearts of believers (“may make a home in your hearts”), Eph. 3:17; (c) the
“dwelling” of Satan in a locality, Rev. 2:13; (d) the future “indwelling” of righteousness
in the new heavens and earth, 2 Pet. 3:13. It is translated “dwellers” in Acts 1:19; 2:9;
“inhabitants” in Rev. 17:2,
KJV
(
RV
, “they that dwell”), “inhabiters” in Rev. 8:13 and
12:12,
KJV
(
RV
, “them that dwell”).
Cf. the nouns
(below),
, “habitation,” Acts 17:26¶;
,
“a habitation,” Eph. 2:22; Rev. 18:2.¶ Contrast
, “to sojourn,” the latter being
temporary, the former permanent. See
HABITATION
,
INHABITANT
.
3.
(
!
, 2730d), “to cause to dwell,” is said of the act of God
concerning the Holy Spirit in Jas. 4:5,
RV
(some mss. have No. 2).¶
4.
(
#
!
, 1774), lit., “to dwell in” ( , “in,” and No. 1), is used, with a
spiritual significance only, of (a) the “indwelling” of God in believers, 2 Cor. 6:16; (b)
the “indwelling” of the Holy Spirit, Rom. 8:11; 2 Tim. 1:14; (c) the “indwelling” of the
Word of Christ, Col. 3:16; (d) the “indwelling” of faith, 2 Tim. 1:5; (e) the “indwelling”
of sin in the believer, Rom. 7:17.¶
5.
(
$
!
, 4039),
, “around,” and No. 1, “to dwell around, be a
neighbor,” is used in Luke 1:65.¶ Cf.
, “a neighbor,” Luke 1:58.¶
6.
$
(
!
, 4924),
$
, “with,” and No. 1, “to dwell with,” is used in 1
Pet. 3:7.¶
7.
(
#
!
, 1460), , “in,” and No. 2, “to dwell among,” is used in 2
Pet. 2:8.¶
8.
(
!
, 3306), “to abide, remain,” is translated “to dwell,” in the
KJV
of John
1:38-39; 6:56; 14:10, 17; Acts 28:16. The
RV
adheres throughout to the verb “to abide.”
See
ABIDE
.