to build up/upon • ἐποικοδομέω • G2026

Lexical Definition

‎ἐποικοδομέω‎ epoikodoméō (ep-oy-kod-om-eh'-o) to build up/upon ^G:V
from ‎ἐπί‎ and ‎οἰκοδομέω‎

build thereon (thereupon, on, upon).

to build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up

Usage: 5 forms in 7 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
ἐποικοδόμησεν	he built up	1Cor.3.14
ἐποικοδομοῦντεσ	building up	Jude.1.20
ἐποικοδομούμενοι	being built up	Col.2.7
ἐποικοδομηθέντεσ	having been built	Eph.2.20
ἐποικοδομεῖ	builds	1Cor.3.12
	he builds upon	1Cor.3.10
	is building upon	1Cor.3.10

Abbott-Smith

* ἐπ-οικοδομέω, -ῶ
in NT, always metaph., of the spiritual life regarded as a building (Cremer, 449);
1. to build upon: I Co 3:10, 12, 14; pass., Eph 2:20.
2. to build up: Col 2:7, I Pe 2:5 (T, οἰκοδ- WH, Rec.), Ju 20.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
1 Corinthians	3:10 · 3:12 · 3:14
Ephesians	2:20
Colossians	2:7
1 Peter	2:5
Jude	1:20

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐποικοδομέω-έω,

build up, -ήσαντας αὐτὸ (i.e. τὸ τεῖχος) ὑψηλότερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, pile up, use a climax, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 build upon, ἐπὶ κρηπῖδι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φύσει μαθήματα [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τινὶ εὐτονίαν, ἀσφάλειαν, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπὶ θεμέλιον or θεμελίῳ, [NT+2nd c.AD+]; τοῖς ἀληθέσιν ἐψευσμένα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2.b edify, ἑαυτοὺς τῇ πίστει [NT]:—passive, -ούμενοι ἐν Χριστῷ [NT]
__II ={ἐπιτειχίζω}, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—middle, στρατόπεδα πέντε -ησάμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Cor.3.12 ☩ Eph.2.20 ☩ Col.2.7}