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οἰκοδομή

Building

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οἰκοδομή G3619
Pronunciation oikodomḗ

What does οἰκοδομή (oikodomḗ) mean in the Bible?

οἰκοδομή (oikodomḗ) is a Greek word meaning "building". οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ (οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: 1Ch. Defines the goal of pleasing others for spiritual growth.

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Meaning

building
Extended definition

Spiritual strengthening of believers through edifying speech and mutual encouragement, not physical construction.

(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.),

1the 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.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Defines the goal of pleasing others for spiritual growth. Romans 15:1-6
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
18 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses
Romans 15:1-6 οἰκοδομή oikodomḗ Accusative · Singular · Feminine
Edification, building up.
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

πᾶς · οἰκοδομή G3956, G3619
whole building, every part of the structure
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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