Greek verb · G2026
ἐποικοδομέω
epoikodomeoep-oy-kod-om-eh'-o
to build upon; to build up
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: epoikodoméō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2026is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2026
to build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up
The King James renders it: build thereon (thereupon, on, upon).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epoikodomeo is rendered "to build upon; to build up". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Four of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to build upon".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
1 Corinthians 3:10ἐποικοδομεῖ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's seven uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to build upon, and to build up.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to build upon1Co.3:10 3:12 3:14; pass., Eph.2:20. | Tagged as
| Where1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder… |
| to build upCol.2:7, 1Pe.2:5 (T, οἰκοδ- WH, Rec.), Ju 20.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereColossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐποικοδομεῖ3
- ἐποικοδομηθέντες1
- ἐποικοδόμησεν1
- ἐποικοδομούμενοι1
- ἐποικοδομοῦντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-APP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PPP-NPM
1 Corinthians
four uses
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
- ἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is building upon
- ἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he builds upon
If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
- ἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: builds
If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
- ἐποικοδόμησενepoikodomesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he built up
Ephesians
one use
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- ἐποικοδομηθέντεςepoikodomethentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having been built
Colossians
one use
rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
- ἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being built up
Jude
one use
But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
- ἐποικοδομοῦντεςepoikodomountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: building up
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.