To build
οἰκοδομέωStrong’s G3618oikodomeō
Appears in 38 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikodomeō is the Greek word usually translated “building”, “built” and “build”. It appears in 38 verses of the New Testament.
“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:”
Meaning
Usually translated “building”, “built” and “build”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- building 7
- built 5
- to build 3
- i will build 2
- you build 2
- edifies 2
- he built 1
- to rebuild it 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 11
- Matthew 8
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Mark 4
- Acts 4
- 1 Peter 2
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 7:26And 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:
- Matthew 16:18And 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.
- Matthew 21:33Hear 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:
- Matthew 21:42Jesus 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?
- Matthew 23:29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
- Matthew 26:61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Greek dictionary
οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō · to build
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 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “build” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BUILD, verb intransitive
bild. To exercise the art, or practice the business of building.
- To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation; as, to build on the opinions of others.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.