What does ἀνοικοδομέω (anoikodoméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνοικοδομέω (anoikodoméō) is a Greek word meaning "to rebuild".
Greek · G456
ἀνοικοδομέω
To rebuild
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ἀνοικοδομέω G456
Pronunciation anoikodoméō
What does ἀνοικοδομέω (anoikodoméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀνοικοδομέω (anoikodoméō) is a Greek word meaning "to rebuild".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G456?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I will rebuild (1), rebuild (1).
Where does ἀνοικοδομέω (anoikodoméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It I will rebuild 1× Acts 15:16
rebuild 1× Acts 15:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 15:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Acts 2
Source forms
ἀνοικοδομήσω 2x anoikodomēsō Acts 15:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 2x Acts 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rebuild
Source Gloss
to rebuild
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to build. again, rebuild (MM, VGT, see word): Act.15:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 15:16 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνοικοδομήσω anoikodomhsw
I rebuild, build up, build
Read verse Acts 15:16 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἀνοικοδομήσω, anoikodomhsw
I rebuild, build up, build
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
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
ἀνοικοδομέω 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