Building
οἰκοδομήStrong’s G3619oikodomē
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oikodomē is the Greek word usually translated “edification”, “building up” and “buildings”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.”
Meaning
Usually translated “edification”, “building up” and “buildings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- edification 7
- building up 4
- buildings 3
- building 2
- for edification 1
- a building 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 5
- 2 Corinthians 4
- Ephesians 4
- Mark 2
- Romans 2
- Matthew 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 13:1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
- Mark 13:2And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
- Romans 14:19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
- Romans 15:2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.
- 1 Corinthians 14:3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Greek dictionary
οἰκοδομή oikodomē · building
οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ (οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: 1Ch.29:1 A (בִּירָה), Eze.17:17 40:2 (בָּנָה, מִבְנֶה), Sir.22:16 40:19, al. ;] = cl. οἰκοδομία (which see), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.), 1. the act of building; in NT always metaphorically, building up, edifying: Rom.14:19 15:2, 1Co.14:26, 2Co.10:8 13:10, Eph.4:29; with genitive obj., 1Co.14:12, 2Co.12:19, Eph.4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., 1Co.14:3. 2. = οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mat.24:1, Mrk.13:1-2; metaphorically, 1Co.3:9, 2Co.5:1, Eph.2:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “building” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BUILD'ING, participle present
tense bild'ing. Framing and erecting; resting on.
All definitions and other forms of “building”
BUILD'ING, noun
bild'ing. A fabric or edifice constructed for use or convenience, as a house, a church, a shop, etc.
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.