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οἰκοδομέω

oikodomeōto buildHow to read Greek
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Definition

οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ

(οἰκοδόμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּנָה ;]

to build a house, to build: absol., Luke 11:48; 14:30; 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, the builders (as Psalm 118:22, בָּנָה), Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, 1 Peter 2:7" (LXX) ; ἐ π ̓ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰ., proverb., Romans 15:20; with accusative of thing(s), Galatians 2:18; πύργον), Matthew 21:33, Mark 12:1, Luke 14:28; ἀποθήκας, Luke 12:18; ναόν, Mark 14:58; pass., John 2:20; οἰκία, Luke 6:48; with accusative of thing(s) before dative of person(s) (cf. Genesis 8:20, Ezekiel 16:24), Luke 7:5, Acts 7:47, 49; accusative before ἐπί, Matthew 7:24, 26, Luke 6:49; πόλιν ἐπ ̓ ὄρους, Luke 4:29; of rebuilding, or restoring, Matthew 23:29; 26:61; 27:40, Mark 15:29, Luke 11:47, Metaphorical, τ. ἐκκλησίαν, Matthew 16:18; of the growth of Christian character (cf. בָּנָה, in Psalm 28:5, Jeremiah 24:6, al.), to build up (AV, edify): absol., Acts 20:32, 1 Corinthians 8:1; 10:23; with accusative of person(s), 1 Corinthians 14:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11; pass., Acts 9:31, 1 Corinthians 14:17, 1 Peter 2:5; of blameworthy action (AV, embolden), 1 Corinthians 8:10 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-, συν-οικοδομέω).

οἰκο-δόμος, -ου, ὁ

(οἶκος + δέμω, to build), [in LXX for בָּנָה, etc. ;]

a builder: Acts 4:11.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οἰκοδομέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

41 total
  1. Matthew 7:24ᾠκοδόμησεν · built
    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  2. Matthew 7:26ᾠκοδόμησεν · built
    But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
  3. Matthew 16:18οἰκοδομήσω · I will build
    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  4. Matthew 21:33ᾠκοδόμησεν · built
    Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  5. Matthew 21:42οἰκοδομοῦντες · builders
    Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  6. Matthew 23:29οἰκοδομεῖτε · You build
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
  7. Matthew 26:61οἰκοδομῆσαι · rebuild it
    …and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
  8. Matthew 27:40οἰκοδομῶν · rebuild [it]
    …and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  9. Mark 12:1ᾠκοδόμησεν · built
    Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  10. Mark 12:10οἰκοδομοῦντες · builders
    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  11. Mark 14:58οἰκοδομήσω · I will build
    “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
  12. Mark 15:29οἰκοδομῶν · rebuild [it]
    And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
  13. Luke 4:29ᾠκοδόμητο · was built
    They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  14. Luke 6:48οἰκοδομοῦντι · building; οἰκοδομῆσθαι · was well built
    He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
  15. Luke 6:49οἰκοδομήσαντι · who built
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  16. Luke 7:5ᾠκοδόμησεν · has built
    …for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
  17. Luke 11:47οἰκοδομεῖτε · you build
    Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
  18. Luke 11:48οἰκοδομεῖτε · build [their tombs]
    So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
  19. Luke 12:18οἰκοδομήσω · will build
    Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
  20. Luke 14:28οἰκοδομῆσαι · to build
    Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
  21. Luke 14:30οἰκοδομεῖν · to build
    …saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
  22. Luke 17:28ᾠκοδόμουν · [and] building
    It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
  23. Luke 20:17οἰκοδομοῦντες · builders
    But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  24. John 2:20οἰκοδομήθη · to build
    “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
  25. Acts 4:11οἰκοδόμων · builders
    This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  26. Acts 7:47οἰκοδόμησεν · [who] built
    But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
  27. Acts 7:49οἰκοδομήσετέ · will you build
    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
  28. Acts 9:31οἰκοδομουμένη · It grew in strength
    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
  29. Acts 20:32οἰκοδομῆσαι · build [you] up
    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
  30. Romans 15:20οἰκοδομῶ · I would not be building
    In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
  31. 1 Corinthians 8:1οἰκοδομεῖ · builds up
    Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  32. 1 Corinthians 8:10οἰκοδομηθήσεται · encouraged
    For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
  33. 1 Corinthians 10:23οἰκοδομεῖ · is edifying
    “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
  34. 1 Corinthians 14:4οἰκοδομεῖ · edifies; οἰκοδομεῖ · edifies
    The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
  35. 1 Corinthians 14:17οἰκοδομεῖται · is not edified
    You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
  36. Galatians 2:18οἰκοδομῶ · I rebuild
    If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
  37. 1 Thessalonians 5:11οἰκοδομεῖτε · build
    Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
  38. 1 Peter 2:5οἰκοδομεῖσθε · are being built into
    …you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  39. 1 Peter 2:7οἰκοδομοῦντες · builders
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”