Greek noun (feminine) · G3619
οἰκοδομή
oikodomeoy-kod-om-ay'
the act of building; = οἰκοδόμημα, a building
18 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: oikodomḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3619is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3619
architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
The King James renders it: building, edify(-ication, -ing).
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
oikodome is rendered "the act of building; = οἰκοδόμημα, a building". It stands 18 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Five of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "the act of building".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Matthew 24:1οἰκοδομὰς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's eighteen uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: the act of building, and = οἰκοδόμημα, a building.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| the act of buildingin NT always metaphorically, building up, edifying | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 14:19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification. |
| = οἰκοδόμημα, a buildingMat.24:1, Mrk.13:1-2; metaphorically, 1Co.3:9, 2Co.5:1, Eph.2:21.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away… |
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἶκος | oikos | house: household | Uses112 |
| οἰκοδομέω | oikodomeo | to build | Uses40 |
| οἰκουμένη | oikoumene | world | Uses15 |
| οἰκοδεσπότης | oikodespotes | householder | Uses12 |
| οἰκονόμος | oikonomos | manager | Uses10 |
| οἰκονομία | oikonomia | management | Uses9 |
| οἰκονομέω | oikonomeo | to manage | Uses1 |
| οἰκοδεσποτέω | oikodespoteo | to manage a house | Uses1 |
| οἰκουρός | oikouros | busy at home | Usesnot recorded |
| οἰκοδομία | oikodomia | edification | Usesnot recorded |
All 18, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 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
- οἰκοδομὴν10
- οἰκοδομῆς2
- οἰκοδομαί.¶1
- οἰκοδομάς1
- οἰκοδομὰς1
- οἰκοδομή1
- οἰκοδομὴ1
- οἰκοδομήν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular11N-ASF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2N-APF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2N-NSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1N-NPF
Matthew
one use
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
- οἰκοδομὰςoikodomasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: buildings
Mark
two uses
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
- οἰκοδομαί.¶oikodomainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: buildings
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- οἰκοδομάςoikodomasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: buildings
Romans
two uses
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
- οἰκοδομῆςoikodomesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: for edification
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
- οἰκοδομήνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
1 Corinthians
five uses
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- οἰκοδομήoikodomenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: building
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
2 Corinthians
four uses
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a building
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: building up
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
- οἰκοδομῆςoikodomesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: edification
This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: building up
Ephesians
four uses
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
- οἰκοδομὴoikodomenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: building
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: building up
From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: building up
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- οἰκοδομὴνoikodomennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: edification
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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.