οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō

Greek word for “to build” · Strong’s G3618 · used 40 times in 38 verses

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Meaning

οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ; (οἰκοδόμος);

How it is translated

Glosses given for oikodomeō in context, with how often each is used:

• building 8
• built 7
• build 7
• will build 3
• edifies 2
• rebuild 1
• had been built 1
• have been built 1
• having built 1
• will you build 1
• being edified 1
• may build 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 7 (2), Matthew 21 (2), Mark 12 (2), Luke 6 (2), Luke 11 (2), Luke 14 (2), Acts 7 (2), 1 Corinthians 8 (2), 1 Corinthians 14 (2), 1 Peter 2 (2)

Forms

• ᾠκοδόμησεν 5
• οἰκοδομοῦντες 4
• οἰκοδομεῖτε 4
• οἰκοδομεῖ 4
• οἰκοδομήσω 3
• οἰκοδομῆσαι 3
• οἰκοδομῶν 2
• οἰκοδομῶ 2
• ᾠκοδόμητο 1
• οἰκοδομοῦντι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with oikodomeō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• καταλύω kataluō “to destroy/lodge” 5
• ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimazō “to reject” 4
• γωνία gōnia “corner” 4
• ναός naos “temple” 5
• λίθος lithos “stone” 5
• τρεῖς treis “Three” 5
• κεφαλή kephalē “head” 5
• πύργος purgos “tower” 3
• φυτεύω phuteuō “to plant” 3
• πέτρα petra “rock” 3
• θεμέλιος themelios “foundation” 3
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 6

Key verses

The verses using oikodomeō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Matthew 16:18 — And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Matthew 21:33 — Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower,…
• Matthew 21:42 — Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the…
• Mark 12:1 — And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a…
• Luke 6:48 — He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that…
• Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
• Acts 20:32 — And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are…
• 1 Corinthians 8:1 — Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11 — Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
• 1 Peter 2:5 — Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 2:7 — Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.