Strong G3618οἰκοδομέω

to build

Transliteration
oikodomeō
Pronunciation
oy-kod-om-eh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From the same as G3619; to be a house builder that is construct or (figuratively) confirm: - (be in) build (-er -ing up) edify embolden.

Detailed definition

οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ
(οἰκοδόμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּנָה;]
to build a house, to build: absol., Luk.11:48 14:30 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, the builders (as Psa.118:22, בָּנָה), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:10, Luk.20:17, 1Pe.2:7" (LXX); ἐ π ̓ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰ., proverb., Rom.15:20; with accusative of thing(s), Gal.2:18; πύργον), Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:28; ἀποθήκας, Luk.12:18; ναόν, Mrk.14:58; pass., Jhn.2:20; οἰκία, Luk.6:48; with accusative of thing(s) before dative of person(s) (cf. Gen.8:20, Eze.16:24), Luk.7:5, Act.7:47, 49; accusative before ἐπί, Mat.7:24, 26 Luk.6:49; πόλιν ἐπ ̓ ὄρους, Luk.4:29; of rebuilding, or restoring, Mat.23:29 26:61 27:40, Mrk.15:29, Luk.11:47, Metaphorical, τ. ἐκκλησίαν, Mat.16:18; of the growth of Christian character (cf. בָּנָה, in Psa.28:5, Jer.24:6, al.), to build up (AV, edify): absol., Act.20:32, 1Co.8:1 10:23; with accusative of person(s), 1Co.14:4, 1Th.5:11; pass., Act.9:31, 1Co.14:17, 1Pe.2:5; of blameworthy action (AV, embolden), 1Co.8:10 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-, συν-οικοδομέω).†
οἰκο-δόμος, -ου, ὁ
(οἶκος + δέμω, to build), [in LXX for בָּנָה, etc.;]
a builder: Act.4:11.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G3618 appears in 38 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • build23
  • builder5
  • edify4
  • be2
  • buildest2
  • edifieth2
  • building1
  • embolden1
  • shall1

First verses

  1. Matthew 7:24
    Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
  2. Matthew 7:26
    And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
  3. Matthew 16:18
    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
  4. Matthew 21:33
    Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
  5. Matthew 21:42
    Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
  6. Matthew 23:29
    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
  7. Matthew 26:61
    And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
  8. Matthew 27:40
    And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
  9. Mark 12:1
    And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
  10. Mark 12:10
    And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
  11. Mark 14:58
    We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
  12. Mark 15:29
    And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
  13. Luke 4:29
    And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
  14. Luke 6:48
    He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
  15. Luke 6:49
    But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
  16. Luke 7:5
    For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
  17. Luke 11:47
    Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
  18. Luke 11:48
    Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
  19. Luke 12:18
    And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
  20. Luke 14:28
    For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
οἰκοδομ-έω,
future -ήσω: aorist ᾠκοδόμησα (not οἰκ- in Attic dialect): perfect ᾠκοδόμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 514b)]: but later Attic dialect perfect passive οἰκοδομημένοι [Refs (“IG” 22.1627.398)]:—build a house: generally, build, νεὼν καὶ βωμόν [Refs ([prev. work]12.24.13)]; νηόν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.21; οἰκίας [prev. work] 114)]; γέφυραν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 186; πυραμίδας [prev. author] 2.101, compare 5th c.BC: Teleclides Comicus 42; [αἱ μέλιτται] οἰ. τὰ κηρία 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 623b27: _absolutely_, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 161e, 165d:)] —also in middle, οἰκοδομέεσθαι οἴκημα build oneself a house, have it built, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.121.α᾽, compare 148; νεωσοίκους 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.7; τείχη 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.11; οἰκίας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 372a, etc.)]: —passive, to be built, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.126, 127)]; τὰ -ούμενα[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 730b8.)]
b generally, fashion, καταπέτασμα [LXX (LXX.3Ki.6.36.)]
2 metaphorically, build or found upon, ἔργα ἐπί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.7.15; οἰ. τέχνην ἔπεσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 749.)]
3 metaphorically, build up, edify, [NT (NT.1Cor.8.1, 10.23, etc.)]; οἰ. εἰς τὸν ἕνα [NT (NT.1Thes.5.11: but also in bad sense, οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ ἐσθίειν)] will be emboldened, [NT (NT.1Cor.8.10)]; compare ἀνοικοδομέω.