to build

Greek Verb

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)

to build

Greek Verb

οἰκοδομ-έω, future -ήσω: aorist ᾠκοδόμησα (not οἰκ- in Attic dialect): perfect ᾠκοδόμηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but later Attic dialect perfect passive οἰκοδομημένοι [Refs]:—build a house: generally, build, νεὼν καὶ βωμόν [Refs]; νηόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γέφυραν[Refs 5th c.BC+] —also in middle, οἰκοδομέεσθαι οἴκημα build oneself a house, have it built, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: —passive, to be built, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ -ούμενα[Refs 4th c.BC+] b) generally, fashion, καταπέτασμα [LXX] 2) metaphorically, build or found upon, ἔργα ἐπί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) metaphorically, build up, edify, [NT]; οἰ. εἰς τὸν ἕνα [NT] will be emboldened, [NT]; compare ἀνοικοδομέω.

Greek

Verb

to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm; (be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden; from the same as g3619 (οἰκοδομή)