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Lexicon :: Strong's G3618 - oikodomeō

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οἰκοδομέω
Transliteration
oikodomeō (Key)
Pronunciation
oy-kod-om-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as οἰκοδομή (G3619)
mGNT
41x in 22 unique form(s) TR
39x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
354x in 60 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:136,674

Strong’s Definitions

οἰκοδομέω oikodoméō, oy-kod-om-eh'-o; from the same as G3619; to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm:—(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G3618 in the following manner: build (24x), edify (7x), builder (5x), build up (1x), be in building (1x), embolden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G3618 in the following manner: build (24x), edify (7x), builder (5x), build up (1x), be in building (1x), embolden (1x).

  1. to build a house, erect a building

    1. to build (up from the foundation)

    2. to restore by building, to rebuild, repair

  2. metaph.

    1. to found, establish

    2. to promote growth in Christian wisdom, affection, grace, virtue, holiness, blessedness

    3. to grow in wisdom and piety

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
οἰκοδομέω oikodoméō, oy-kod-om-eh'-o; from the same as G3619; to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm:—(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden.
STRONGS G3618:
οἰκοδομέω, οἰκοδομῶ; imperfect ᾠκοδόμουν; future οἰκοδομήσω; 1 aorist ᾠκοδόμησα (ὀικοδόμησα Tr WH in Acts 7:47; see Tdf. at the passage; Proleg., p. 120; WHs Appendix, p. 161; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 153; Winers Grammar, § 12, 4; Buttmann, 34 (30)); passive (present ὀικοδομοῦμαι (infinitive οἰκοδομεῖσθαι, Luke 6:48 Treg.); perfect infinitive οἰκοδομῆσθαι (Luke 6:48 T WH)); pluperfect 3 person singular ᾠκοδόμητο; 1 aorist ὠκοδομήθην (ὀικοδομήθην, T WH in John 2:20); 1 future ὀικοδομηθήσομαι; (οἰκοδόμος, which see); from Herodotus down; the Sept. for בָּנָה; to build a house. erect a building;
a. properly,
α. to build (up from the foundation): absolutely, Luke 11:48 G T WH Tr text Luke 14:30; 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, a substantive, the builders (cf. Winers Grammar, § 45, 7; Buttmann, § 144, 11), Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11 Rec.; 1 Peter 2:7, from Psalm 117:22 (Ps. 118); ἐπ' ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον, to build upon a foundation laid by others, i. e. (without a figure) to carry on instruction begun by others, Romans 15:20; οἰκοδομεῖν τί, Galatians 2:18; πύργον, Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1; Luke 14:28; ἀποθήκας, Luke 12:18; ναόν, Mark 14:58; passive John 2:20 (on the aorist cf. 2 Esdr. 5:16); οἶκον, passive, 1 Peter 2:5 ((here T ἐποικον), cf. Winer's Grammar, 603 (561), and add ὀικούργειν τά κατά τόν οἶκον, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 1, 3 [ET]); (οἰκίαν, Luke 6:48 (cf. Winer's Grammar, the passage cited)); συναγωγήν or οἶκον τίνι, for the use of or in honor of one, Luke 7:5; Acts 7:47, 49 (Genesis 8:20; Ezekiel 16:24); οἰκίαν ἐπί τί, Matthew 7:24, 26; Luke 6:49; πόλιν ἐπ' ὄρους, Luke 4:29.
β. contextually equivalent to to restore by building, to rebuild, repair: τί, Matthew 23:29; Matthew 26:61; Matthew 27:40; Mark 15:29; Luke 11:47 and R (L brackets Tr marginal reading) in 48.
b. metaphorically,
α. equivalent to to found: ἐπί ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρα οἰκοδομήσω μου τήν ἐκκλησίαν, i. e. by reason of the strength of thy faith thou shalt be my principal support in the establishment of my church, Matthew 16:18.
β. Since both a Christian church and individual Christians are likened to a building or temple in which God or the Holy Spirit dwells (1 Corinthians 3:9, 16ff; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:21), the erection of which temple will not be completely finished till the return of Christ from heaven, those who, by action, instruction, exhortation, comfort, promote the Christian wisdom of others and help them to live a correspondent life are regarded as taking part in the erection of that building, and hence, are said οἰκοδομεῖν, i. e. (dropping the figure) to promote growth in Christian wisdom, affection, grace, virtue, holiness, blessedness: absolutely, Acts 20:32 L T Tr WH; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 10:23; τινα, 1 Corinthians 14:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; passive to grow in wisdom, piety, etc., Acts 9:31; 1 Corinthians 14:17; universally, to give one strength and courage, dispose to: εἰς τήν πίστιν, Polycarp, ad Philip. 3, 2 [ET] (yet here to be built up into (in) etc.); even to do what is wrong (A. V. embolden), εἰς τό τά εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν, 1 Corinthians 8:10 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 39, 3 N. 3). This metaphorical use of the verb Paul, in the opinion of Fritzsche (Ep. ad Romans, iii., p. 205f), did not derive from the figure, of building a temple, but from the O. T., where "בָּנָה and הָרַס with an accusative of the person (to build one up and to pull one down) denote to bless and to ruin; to prosper and to injure, anyone"; cf. Psalm 27:5 (Ps. 28:5); Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 40:7 (Jer. 33:7). (Compare: ἀνοικοδομέω, ἐποικοδομέω, συνοικοδομέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
8:20
Psalms
27:5; 28:5; 118
Jeremiah
24:6; 33:7; 40:7
Ezekiel
16:24
Matthew
7:24; 7:26; 16:18; 21:33; 21:42; 23:29; 26:61; 27:40
Mark
12:1; 12:10; 14:58; 15:29
Luke
4:29; 6:48; 6:48; 6:48; 6:49; 7:5; 11:47; 11:48; 12:18; 14:28; 14:30; 17:28; 20:17
John
2:20; 2:20
Acts
4:11; 7:47; 7:47; 7:49; 9:31; 20:32
Romans
15:20
1 Corinthians
3:9; 3:16; 8:1; 8:10; 10:23; 14:4; 14:17
2 Corinthians
6:16
Galatians
2:18
Ephesians
2:21
1 Thessalonians
5:11
1 Peter
2:5; 2:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3618 matches the Greek οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō),
which occurs 41 times in 39 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:26 - But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[fn] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell[fn] will not conquer it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:33 - “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
This is the LORD’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:1 - Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:10 - Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 - “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 - Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:28 - “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:30 - They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:28 - “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 - Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:20 - “What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:11 - For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says,
‘The stone that you builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:47 - But it was Solomon who actually built it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:49

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:49 - ‘Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?’
asks the LORD.
‘Could you build me such a resting place?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:31 - The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:32 - “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:20 - My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:1 - Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:23 - You say, “I am allowed to do anything”[fn]—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:4 - A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:17 - You will be giving thanks very well, but it won’t strengthen the people who hear you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:18 - Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:11 - So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:5 - And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests.[fn] Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:7 - Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.”[fn]
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