Lexical Definition

‎οἰκοδομή‎ oikodomḗ (oy-kod-om-ay') building ^G:N-F
feminine (abstract) of a compound of ‎οἶκος‎ and the base of ‎δῶμα‎

building, edify(-ication, -ing).

• architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure
• figuratively, confirmation

Abbott-Smith

† οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ (< οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: I Ch 29:1 A (בִּירָה), Ez 17:17 40:2 (בּנה, מִבְנֶה), Si 22:16 40:19, al.;] = cl. οἰκοδομία (q.v.), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.),
1. the act of building; in NT always metaph., building up, edifying: Ro 14:19 15:2, I Co 14:26, II Co 10:8 13:10, Eph 4:29; c. gen. obj., I Co 14:12, II Co 12:19, Eph 4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., I Co 14:3.
2. = οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mt 24:1, Mk 13:1, 2; metaph., I Co 3:9, II Co 5:1, Eph 2:21.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

οἰκοδομή-ή, ἡ,

={-δόμησις},{-δομία}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], proverbial Laconian dialect cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+]

__II = {οἰκοδόμημα}, [NT+1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Chr.26.27 ☩ Matt.24.1 ☩ 1Cor.3.9}