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)

“building”

also renders endómēsis (G1739), ktísis (G2937), binyân (H1147)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

18 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 Corinthians 3:9 · N-NSF

For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 14:3 · N-ASF

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

1 Corinthians 14:5 · N-ASF

Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but even more that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

1 Corinthians 14:12 · N-ASF

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

1 Corinthians 14:26 · N-ASF

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

2 Corinthians 5:1 · N-ASF

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

2 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

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.