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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 39 times in 38 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - 'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:26 - 'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - 'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:33 - 'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29 - 'Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:61

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:61 - said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 - and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:1 - And he began to speak to them in similes: 'A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:10 - And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:58 - 'We heard him saying -- I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:29 - and having risen, they put him forth without the city, and brought him unto the brow of the hill on which their city had been built -- to cast him down headlong,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - 'And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:5 - for he doth love our nation, and the synagogue he did build to us.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:47 - 'Wo to you, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:48 - Then do ye testify, and are well pleased with the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye do build their tombs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 - and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:28 - 'For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:30 - saying -- This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:28 - in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:17 - and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:20 - The Jews, therefore, said, 'Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:11 - 'This is the stone that was set at nought by you -- the builders, that became head of a corner;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:47

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:47 - and Solomon built Him an house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:49

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:49 - The heaven is My throne, and the earth My footstool; what house will ye build to Me? saith the Lord, or what is the place of My rest?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:31 - Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:20 - and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:1 - And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat -- shall not his conscience -- he being infirm -- be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:23 - All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:4 - he who is speaking in an unknown tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:17 - for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:18 - for if the things I threw down, these again I build up, a transgressor I set myself forth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:11 - wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:5 - and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:7 - to you, then, who are believing is the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,
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