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οἰκοδομή
oikodomḗ · Greek · Strong's G3619 · 18 occurrences
The KJV renders 24 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ing”
What it means
architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 (οἶκος) and the base of G1430 (δῶμα);
How the KJV renders it
building, edifyication, ing
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“ing”
also renders oikodoméō (G3618), katára (G2671), ʼâbêl (H57), beged (H899), chêqer (H2714), yâtsab (H3320), yârêʼ (H3372), yârâh (H3384), yâshên (H3463), kâshal (H3782), lûwn (H3885), lâmad (H3925), maṭṭâʻ (H4302), mishṭôwach (H4894), mishteh (H4960), nâbêl (H5034), nâgach (H5055), nâgan (H5059), nâdad (H5074), nâtsar (H5341), nâqaph (H5362), shîyr (H7892), simlâh (H8071)
Questions this word decides
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
Where it appears
18 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 3:9 N-NSF1 Corinthians 14:3 N-ASF1 Corinthians 14:5 N-ASF1 Corinthians 14:12 N-ASF1 Corinthians 14:26 N-ASF2 Corinthians 5:1 N-ASF2 Corinthians 10:8 N-ASF2 Corinthians 12:19 N-GSF2 Corinthians 13:10 N-ASFEphesians 2:21 N-NSFEphesians 4:12 N-ASFEphesians 4:16 N-ASFEphesians 4:29 N-ASFMatthew 24:1 N-APFMark 13:1 N-NPFMark 13:2 N-APFRomans 14:19 N-GSFRomans 15:2 N-ASF
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