What does οἰκοδομέω · μνημεῖον mean in the Bible?
οἰκοδομέω · μνημεῖον is a Greek phrase meaning "you build the tombs".
Greek · G3618, G3419
οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα
To build · grave
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οἰκοδομέωG3618to build
Pronunciationoikodoméō
To build up spiritually or morally, strengthening Christian character and community maturity
Open lexicon entry →μνημεῖονG3419grave
Pronunciationmnēmeîon
A tomb or sepulcher built as a visible monument, often a burial structure above ground in Jewish contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα (oikodomeite ta mnēmeia) mean in the Bible?
οἰκοδομέω · μνημεῖον is a Greek phrase meaning "you build the tombs".
Full entry for οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα (G3618, G3419) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3618, G3419?
G3618, G3419 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you build the tombs
Source Gloss
you build the tombs
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 groups5Aligned forms40TensesAorist, Present, Future, Pluperfect, Perfect, ImperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality24×
Present Active1 Cor 8:1 · 1 Cor 10:23 · 1 Cor 14:4 · Matt 23:29 · Luke 11:47 · Luke 11:48 · Gal 2:188×
Aorist ActiveMatt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 21:33 · Mark 12:1 · Luke 7:5 · Acts 7:476×
Future ActiveMatt 16:18 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 12:18 · Acts 7:494×
Present Passive1 Cor 14:17 · 1 Pet 2:52×
Pluperfect PassiveLuke 4:291×
Imperfect ActiveLuke 17:281×
Aorist PassiveJohn 2:201×
Future Passive1 Cor 8:101×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality9×
Present ActiveMatt 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · Luke 20:17 · 1 Pet 2:7 · Matt 27:40 · Mark 15:29 · Luke 6:487×
Aorist ActiveLuke 6:491×
Present PassiveActs 9:311×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract5×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:61 · Luke 14:28 · Acts 20:323×
Perfect PassiveLuke 6:481×
Present ActiveLuke 14:301×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveRom 15:201×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present Active1 Thess 5:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 40 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present21aorist11future5pluperfect1perfect1imperfect1
Voice
active33passive7
Mood
indicative24participle9infinitive5imperative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:24ᾠκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 7:26ᾠκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 16:18οἰκοδομήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 21:33ᾠκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:42οἰκοδομοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 23:29οἰκοδομεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 26:61οἰκοδομῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 27:40οἰκοδομῶνpresent active participleparticipleMark 12:1ᾠκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 12:10οἰκοδομοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleMark 14:58οἰκοδομήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 15:29οἰκοδομῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 4:29ᾠκοδόμητοpluperfect passive indicativeresultantLuke 6:48οἰκοδομοῦντιpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:48οἰκοδομῆσθαιperfect passive infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 6:49οἰκοδομήσαντιaorist active participleparticipleLuke 7:5ᾠκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 11:47οἰκοδομεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 11:48οἰκοδομεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 12:18οἰκοδομήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 14:28οἰκοδομῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 14:30οἰκοδομεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 17:28ᾠκοδόμουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 20:17οἰκοδομοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleJohn 2:20οἰκοδομήθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 7:47οἰκοδόμησενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 7:49οἰκοδομήσετέfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 9:31οἰκοδομουμένηpresent passive participleparticipleActs 20:32οἰκοδομῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 15:20οἰκοδομῶpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive1 Corinthians 8:1οἰκοδομεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 8:10οἰκοδομηθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospective1 Corinthians 10:23οἰκοδομεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 14:17οἰκοδομεῖταιpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 14:4οἰκοδομεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 14:4οἰκοδομεῖpresent active indicativeongoingGalatians 2:18οἰκοδομῶpresent active indicativeongoing1 Thessalonians 5:11οἰκοδομεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperative1 Peter 2:5οἰκοδομεῖσθεpresent passive indicativeongoing1 Peter 2:7οἰκοδομοῦντεςpresent active participleparticiple
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
οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα is built from this root: