Greek · Strong's G3619 · Noun (feminine)
οἰκοδομή
oikodomē
building
18times used
18verses
6books
How it's translated
- edification7
- buildings3
- building2
- the building up2
- for edification1
- a building1
- building you up1
- building up1
Definition
οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ
(οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: 1Ch.29:1 A (בִּירָה), Eze.17:17 40:2 (בָּנָה, מִבְנֶה), Sir.22:16 40:19, al. ;]
= cl. οἰκοδομία (which see), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.),
1. the act of building; in NT always metaphorically, building up, edifying: Rom.14:19 15:2, 1Co.14:26, 2Co.10:8 13:10, Eph.4:29; with genitive obj., 1Co.14:12, 2Co.12:19, Eph.4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., 1Co.14:3.
2. = οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mat.24:1, Mrk.13:1-2; metaphorically, 1Co.3:9, 2Co.5:1, Eph.2:21.†
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Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians5
- 2 Corinthians4
- Ephesians4
- Mark2
- Romans2
- Matthew1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.