oikodomē · building

What it means

oikodomē (οἰκοδομή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “building”.

Structure; also building up.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A structure raised with stones or wood, like a house or the temple.
2. Helping others grow in faith.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• building up ×11
• building ×4
• buildings ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×5
• 2 Corinthians×4
• Ephesians×4

• Matthew 24:1

  And Jesus went out from the temple and was going away, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

• Mark 13:1

  And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, “Teacher, look, what stones and what buildings!”

• Mark 13:2

  And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will never be left here a stone on a stone that will not be torn down.”

• Romans 14:19

  So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things of building up one another.

• Romans 15:2

  Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, for building up.

• 1 Corinthians 3:9

  For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

• 1 Corinthians 14:3

  But the one who prophesies speaks to people words of building up and encouragement and comfort.

• 1 Corinthians 14:5

  Now I want all of you to speak in tongues, but even more that you prophesy; and the one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the assembly may receive building up.

• 1 Corinthians 14:12

  So also you, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound in them for the building up of the assembly.

• 1 Corinthians 14:26

  What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

• 2 Corinthians 5:1

  For we know that if our earthly house of the tent is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

• 2 Corinthians 10:8

  For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for demolishing you, I will not be ashamed.

• 2 Corinthians 12:19

  Have you been thinking all along that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God we speak in the Messiah; and all things, beloved, are for your building up.

• 2 Corinthians 13:10

  For this reason I write these things while absent, so that when present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord gave me for building up and not for demolition.

• Ephesians 2:21

  in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord,

• Ephesians 4:12

  for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of the Messiah,

• Ephesians 4:16

  from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.

• Ephesians 4:29

  Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only whatever is good for building up according to the need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.