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Lexicon :: Strong's G3619 - oikodomē

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οἰκοδομή
Transliteration
oikodomē (Key)
Pronunciation
oy-kod-om-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine (abstract) of a compound of οἶκος (G3624) and the base of δῶμα (G1430)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:144,674

Strong’s Definitions

οἰκοδομή oikodomḗ, oy-kod-om-ay'; feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 and the base of G1430; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:—building, edify(-ication, -ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G3619 in the following manner: edifying (7x), building (6x), edification (4x), wherewith (one) may edify (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G3619 in the following manner: edifying (7x), building (6x), edification (4x), wherewith (one) may edify (1x).

  1. (the act of) building, building up

  2. metaph. edifying, edification

    1. the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness

  3. a building (i.e. the thing built, edifice)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
οἰκοδομή oikodomḗ, oy-kod-om-ay'; feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 and the base of G1430; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:—building, edify(-ication, -ing).
STRONGS G3619:
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); 2 Corinthians 13:10; 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
26:27
Matthew
24:1
Mark
13:1
Romans
14:19; 15:2
1 Corinthians
3:9; 14:3; 14:5; 14:12; 14:26
2 Corinthians
5:1; 10:8; 12:19; 13:10
Ephesians
2:21; 4:12; 4:16; 4:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3619 matches the Greek οἰκοδομή (oikodomē),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:1 - Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:1 - And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:2 - And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:19 - So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:2 - Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:9 - For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:3 - On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:5 - Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be built up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:12 - So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:26 - What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:1 - For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:8 - For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:19 - Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:10 - For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:21 - in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:12 - to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:16 - from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:29 - Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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