What does οἰκοδομή · ἱερόν mean in the Bible?
e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation".
Greek · G3619, G2411
τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ
Building · temple
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οἰκοδομή G3619 building
Pronunciation oikodomḗ
Spiritual strengthening of believers through edifying speech and mutual encouragement, not physical construction.
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ἱερόν G2411 temple
Pronunciation hierón
The entire temple complex and courtyards, distinct from naós (the inner sanctuary proper)
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What does τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ (tas oikodomas tou hierou) mean in the Bible?
οἰκοδομή · ἱερόν is a Greek phrase meaning "architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3619, G2411?
G3619, G2411 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
Source Gloss
architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 18 Case pattern Accusative (13) Number pattern Singular (15)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 3:9 · Eph 2:21 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 13:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Rom 14:19 · 2 Cor 12:19 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:2 · 1 Cor 14:3 · 1 Cor 14:5 · 1 Cor 14:12 · 1 Cor 14:26 · 2 Cor 5:1 · 2 Cor 10:8 · 2 Cor 13:10 · Eph 4:12 · Eph 4:16 · Eph 4:29 11×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:1 · Mark 13:2 2×
Word Origins
τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ is built from these roots:
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