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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| οἰκοδομῆσ | edification | 2Cor.12.19 |
| for edification | Rom.14.19 | |
| οἰκοδομὴν | a building | 2Cor.5.1 |
| building up | 2Cor.10.8 • 2Cor.13.10 • Eph.4.12 • Eph.4.16 | |
| edification | 1Cor.14.3 • 1Cor.14.5 • 1Cor.14.12 • 1Cor.14.26 • Eph.4.29 | |
| οἰκοδομὴ | building | Eph.2.21 |
| οἰκοδομὰσ | buildings | Matt.24.1 |
| οἰκοδομαί | buildings | Mark.13.1 |
| οἰκοδομήν | edification | Rom.15.2 |
| οἰκοδομή | building | 1Cor.3.9 |
| οἰκοδομάσ | buildings | Mark.13.2 |
| οικοδομήν | construction | LXX.1Chr.26.27 • LXX.1Chr.28.2 |
| edifying | LXX.Ezek.16.61 | |
| οικοδομή | construction | LXX.Ezek.17.17 • LXX.Ezek.40.2 |
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
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 29:1 |
| Ezekiel | 17:17 · 40:2 |
| Matthew | 24:1 |
| Mark | 13:1 · 13:2 |
| Romans | 14:19 · 15:2 |
| 1 Corinthians | 3:9 · 14:3 · 14:12 · 14:26 |
| 2 Corinthians | 5:1 · 10:8 · 12:19 · 13:10 |
| Ephesians | 2:21 · 4:12 · 4:16 · 4:29 |
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