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oikodomeō G3618

οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō) means “to build” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

οἰκοδομέω Greek · G3618 40 tagged occurrences in 38 verses

Pronunciation guide: oy-kod-om-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3618

οἰκοδομέω · oikodomeō · to build

οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ (οἰκοδόμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּנָה ;] to build a house, to build: absol., Luk.11:48 14:30 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, the builders (as Psa.118:22, בָּנָה), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:10, Luk.20:17, 1Pe.2:7" (LXX) ; ἐ π ̓ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰ., proverb., Rom.15:20; with accusative of thing(s), Gal.2:18; πύργον), Mat.21:33, Mrk.12:1, Luk.14:28; ἀποθήκας, Luk.12:18; ναόν, Mrk.14:58; pass., Jhn.2:20; οἰκία, Luk.6:48; with accusative of thing(s) before dative of person(s) (cf. Gen.8:20, Eze.16:24), Luk.7:5, Act.7:47, 49; accusative before ἐπί, Mat.7:24, 26 Luk.6:49; πόλιν ἐπ ̓ ὄρους, Luk.4:29; of rebuilding, or restoring, Mat.23:29 26:61 27:40, Mrk.15:29, Luk.11:47, Metaphorical, τ. ἐκκλησίαν, Mat.16:18; of the growth of Christian character (cf. בָּנָה, in Psa.28:5, Jer.24:6, al.), to build up (AV, edify): absol., Act.20:32, 1Co.8:1 10:23; with accusative of person(s), 1Co.14:4, 1Th.5:11; pass., Act.9:31, 1Co.14:17, 1Pe.2:5; of blameworthy action (AV, embolden), 1Co.8:10 (cf. ἀν-, ἐπ-, συν-οικοδομέω).† οἰκο-δόμος, -ου, ὁ (οἶκος + δέμω, to build), [in LXX for בָּנָה, etc. ;] a builder: Act.4:11.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.

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How translators render G3618

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
builders 5
built 4
rebuild it 3
to build 3
edifies 2
i will build 2
who built 2
you build 2
and building 1
are being built into 1
build 1
build their tombs 1
build you up 1
building 1
builds up 1
encouraged 1
has built 1
i rebuild 1
i would not be building 1
is edifying 1
is not edified 1
it grew in strength 1
was built 1
was well built 1
will build 1
will you build 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
built 6
the builders 4
build 3
edifieth 3
buildest 2
edify 2
i will build 2
to build 2
ye build 2
and were edified 1
are built up 1
be emboldened 1
builders 1
built an 1
edified 1
hath built 1
i build 1
i should build 1
in building 1
is 1
shall 1
they builded 1
was 1
was built 1
will ye build 1

Verses containing G3618

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  1. Matthew 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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  2. Matthew 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Matthew 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Matthew 21:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Matthew 21:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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’?

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  6. Matthew 23:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

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  7. Matthew 26:61 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

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  8. Matthew 27:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  9. Mark 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Mark 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

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  11. Mark 14:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”

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  12. Mark 15:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  13. Luke 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Luke 6:48 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  15. Luke 6:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!”

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  16. Luke 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

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  17. Luke 11:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

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  18. Luke 11:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

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  19. Luke 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. Luke 14:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  21. Luke 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

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  22. Luke 17:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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  23. Luke 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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’?

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  24. John 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

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  25. Acts 7:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

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  26. Acts 7:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘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?

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  27. Acts 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  28. Acts 20:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  29. Romans 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  30. 1 Corinthians 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

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  31. 1 Corinthians 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  32. 1 Corinthians 10:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

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  33. 1 Corinthians 14:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

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  34. 1 Corinthians 14:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

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  35. Galatians 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

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  36. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

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  37. 1 Peter 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  38. 1 Peter 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,”

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