◄ 3619. oikodomé ►
Strong's Lexicon oikodomé: Building, edification, structure Original Word: οἰκοδομή Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: oikodomé Pronunciation: oy-kod-om-ay' Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kod-om-ay') Definition: Building, edification, structure Meaning: (a) the act of building, (b) a building, (c) met: spiritual advancement, edification. Word Origin: From the Greek verb οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeó), meaning "to build" or "to construct." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is בָּנָה (banah), which means "to build" or "to construct." Usage: The term "oikodomé" primarily refers to the act of building or constructing a physical structure. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe the spiritual edification or building up of the church and individual believers. It emphasizes growth, strengthening, and development in faith and character. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, construction and architecture were significant aspects of daily life, with buildings serving as places of worship, commerce, and community gathering. The metaphor of building was a powerful image for early Christians, who saw the church as a spiritual house being built by God. This imagery would have resonated with a culture familiar with the importance of strong foundations and well-constructed edifices. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 3619 oikodomḗ – properly, a building (edifice) serving as a home; (figuratively) constructive criticism and instruction that builds a person up to be the suitable dwelling place of God, i.e. where the Lord is "at home." See 3618 (oikodemeō). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from oikos and the same as dóma Definition (the act of) building, a building NASB Translation building (8), buildings (3), edification (5), edifying (1), upbuilding (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3619: οἰκοδομή οἰκοδομή, οἰκοδομῆς, ἡ (οἶκος, and δέμω to build), a later Greek word, condemned by Phryn., yet used by Aristotle, Theophrastus, ((but both these thought to be doubtful)), Diodorus (1, 46), Philo (vit. Moys. i. § 40; de monarch. ii. § 2), Josephus, Plutarch, the Sept., and many others, for οἰκοδόμημα and οἰκοδόμησις; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 481ff, cf. p. 421; (Winer's Grammar, 24); 1. (the act of) building, building up, equivalent to τό οἰκοδομεῖν; as, τῶν τειχέων, 1 Macc. 16:23; τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 Chronicles 26:27; in the N. T. metaphorically, "edifying, edification, i. e. the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness, happiness" (see οἰκοδομέω, b. β'. (cf. Winer's Grammar, 35 (34))): Romans 14:19; Romans 15:2; (1 Corinthians 14:26); 2 Corinthians 10:8 (see below); ; Ephesians 4:29; with a genitive of the person whose growth is furthered, ὑμῶν, 2 Corinthians 12:19 (cf. 10:8); ἑαυτοῦ (Tdf. αὐτοῦ), Ephesians 4:16; τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 4:12; τῆς ἐκκλησίας, 1 Corinthians 14:12; equivalent to τό ὀικοδομουν, what contributes to edification, or augments wisdom, etc. λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰκοδομήν, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 5. 2. equivalent to οἰκοδόμημα, a building (i. e. thing built, edifice): Mark 13:1f; τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Matthew 24:1; used of the heavenly body, the abode of the soul after death, 2 Corinthians 5:1; tropically, of a body of Christians, a Christian church (see οἰκοδομέω, b. β'.), Ephesians 2:21 (cf. πᾶς, I. 1 c.); with a genitive of the owner or occupant, Θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 3:9. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance building, edification Feminine (abstract) of a compound of oikos and the base of doma; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation -- building, edify(-ication, -ing). see GREEK oikos see GREEK doma Forms and Transliterations οικοδομαι οικοδομαί οἰκοδομαί οικοδομας οικοδομάς οἰκοδομάς οἰκοδομὰς οικοδομη οικοδομή οἰκοδομή οἰκοδομὴ οικοδομην οικοδομήν οἰκοδομήν οἰκοδομὴν οικοδομης οικοδομής οἰκοδομῆς oikodomai oikodomaí oikodomas oikodomás oikodomàs oikodome oikodomē oikodomḗ oikodomḕ oikodomen oikodomēn oikodomḗn oikodomḕn oikodomes oikodomês oikodomēs oikodomē̂s Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 24:1 N-AFP GRK: αὐτῷ τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ NAS: out the temple buildings to Him. KJV: him the buildings of the temple. INT: to him the buildings of the temple Mark 13:1 N-NFP GRK: καὶ ποταπαὶ οἰκοδομαί NAS: stones and what wonderful buildings! KJV: and what buildings [are here]! INT: and what [wonderful] buildings Mark 13:2 N-AFP GRK: τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς οὐ μὴ NAS: great buildings? Not one stone KJV: these great buildings? there shall not INT: great buildings no not Romans 14:19 N-GFS GRK: τὰ τῆς οἰκοδομῆς τῆς εἰς NAS: the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. KJV: one may edify another. INT: the things for building up among Romans 15:2 N-AFS GRK: ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν NAS: for his good, to his edification. KJV: [his] good to edification. INT: good for building up 1 Corinthians 3:9 N-NFS GRK: γεώργιον θεοῦ οἰκοδομή ἐστε NAS: field, God's building. KJV: husbandry, [ye are] God's building. INT: field God's building you are 1 Corinthians 14:3 N-AFS GRK: ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ οἰκοδομὴν καὶ παράκλησιν NAS: to men for edification and exhortation KJV: unto men [to] edification, and INT: to men speaks [for] building up and encouragement 1 Corinthians 14:5 N-AFS GRK: ἡ ἐκκλησία οἰκοδομὴν λάβῃ NAS: that the church may receive edifying. KJV: the church may receive edifying. INT: the church building up might receive 1 Corinthians 14:12 N-AFS GRK: πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας NAS: to abound for the edification of the church. KJV: to the edifying of the church. INT: for the building up of the church 1 Corinthians 14:26 N-AFS GRK: πάντα πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν γινέσθω NAS: be done for edification. KJV: be done unto edifying. INT: All things for building up let be done 2 Corinthians 5:1 N-AFS GRK: σκήνους καταλυθῇ οἰκοδομὴν ἐκ θεοῦ NAS: we have a building from God, KJV: we have a building of INT: tabernacle be destroyed a building from God 2 Corinthians 10:8 N-AFS GRK: κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ NAS: gave for building you up and not for destroying KJV: us for edification, and not INT: Lord for building up and not 2 Corinthians 12:19 N-GFS GRK: τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς NAS: and all for your upbuilding, beloved. KJV: for your edifying. INT: your building up 2 Corinthians 13:10 N-AFS GRK: μοι εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ NAS: gave me for building up and not for tearing down. KJV: me to edification, and not INT: me for building up and not Ephesians 2:21 N-NFS GRK: ᾧ πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ συναρμολογουμένη αὔξει NAS: the whole building, being fitted together, KJV: all the building fitly framed together INT: whom the whole building fitted together increases Ephesians 4:12 N-AFS GRK: διακονίας εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος NAS: of service, to the building up of the body KJV: for the edifying of the body INT: of [the] ministry for building up of the body Ephesians 4:16 N-AFS GRK: ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐν NAS: of the body for the building up of itself KJV: unto the edifying of itself INT: makes for itself to [the] building up of itself in Ephesians 4:29 N-AFS GRK: ἀγαθὸς πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας NAS: [a word] as is good for edification according to the need KJV: the use of edifying, that INT: good for building up of the need Strong's Greek 3619 18 Occurrences οἰκοδομαί — 1 Occ. οἰκοδομὰς — 2 Occ. οἰκοδομή — 2 Occ. οἰκοδομήν — 11 Occ. οἰκοδομῆς — 2 Occ.