What does οἰκοδομέω · μέγας mean in the Bible?
οἰκοδομέω · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "I will build larger ones".
Greek · G3618, G3173
μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω
To build · big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
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οἰκοδομέω G3618 to build
Pronunciation oikodoméō
To build up spiritually or morally, strengthening Christian character and community maturity
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μέγας G3173 big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
Pronunciation mégas
Describes size, intensity, rank, or importance—applies broadly across physical, moral, and spiritual dimensions
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What does μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω (meizonas oikodomēsō) mean in the Bible?
οἰκοδομέω · μέγας is a Greek phrase meaning "I will build larger ones".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3618, G3173?
G3618, G3173 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. I will build larger ones
Source Gloss
I will build larger ones
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 40 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Pluperfect, Perfect, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 24×
Present Active 1 Cor 8:1 · 1 Cor 10:23 · 1 Cor 14:4 · Matt 23:29 · Luke 11:47 · Luke 11:48 · Gal 2:18 8×
Aorist Active Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 7:5 · Acts 7:47 6×
Future Active Matt 16:18 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 12:18 · Acts 7:49 4×
Present Passive 1 Cor 14:17 · 1 Pet 2:5 2×
Pluperfect Passive Luke 4:29 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 17:28 1×
Aorist Passive John 2:20 1×
Future Passive 1 Cor 8:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Active Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · Luke 20:17 · 1 Pet 2:7 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 6:48 7×
Aorist Active Luke 6:49 1×
Present Passive Acts 9:31 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 5×
Aorist Active Matt 26:61 · Luke 14:28 · Acts 20:32 3×
Perfect Passive Luke 6:48 1×
Present Active Luke 14:30 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Rom 15:20 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active 1 Thess 5:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 40 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 21 aorist 11 future 5 pluperfect 1 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 33 passive 7
Mood
indicative 24 participle 9 infinitive 5 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:24 ᾠκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:26 ᾠκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:18 οἰκοδομήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:33 ᾠκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:42 οἰκοδομοῦντες present active participle participle Matthew 23:29 οἰκοδομεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:61 οἰκοδομῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:40 οἰκοδομῶν present active participle participle Mark 12:1 ᾠκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:10 οἰκοδομοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 14:58 οἰκοδομήσω future active indicative prospective Mark 15:29 οἰκοδομῶν present active participle participle Luke 4:29 ᾠκοδόμητο pluperfect passive indicative resultant Luke 6:48 οἰκοδομοῦντι present active participle participle Luke 6:48 οἰκοδομῆσθαι perfect passive infinitive infinitive Luke 6:49 οἰκοδομήσαντι aorist active participle participle Luke 7:5 ᾠκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 11:47 οἰκοδομεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 11:48 οἰκοδομεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 12:18 οἰκοδομήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 14:28 οἰκοδομῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 14:30 οἰκοδομεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 17:28 ᾠκοδόμουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 20:17 οἰκοδομοῦντες present active participle participle John 2:20 οἰκοδομήθη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 7:47 οἰκοδόμησεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 7:49 οἰκοδομήσετέ future active indicative prospective Acts 9:31 οἰκοδομουμένη present passive participle participle Acts 20:32 οἰκοδομῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 15:20 οἰκοδομῶ present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 8:1 οἰκοδομεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 8:10 οἰκοδομηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 10:23 οἰκοδομεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:17 οἰκοδομεῖται present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:4 οἰκοδομεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:4 οἰκοδομεῖ present active indicative ongoing Galatians 2:18 οἰκοδομῶ present active indicative ongoing 1 Thessalonians 5:11 οἰκοδομεῖτε present active imperative imperative 1 Peter 2:5 οἰκοδομεῖσθε present passive indicative ongoing 1 Peter 2:7 οἰκοδομοῦντες present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain