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G1739 ἐνδόμησις (endómēsis)
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Quick Definition

ἐνδόμησις, εως, ἡ n.f. the material of a building, a structure

Strong's Definition

from a compound of 1722 and a derivative of the base of 1218; a housing in (residence), i.e. structure

KJV Usage: building

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, f. | -εως | δῶμα

7.77 · Constructions · Building Materials

building material material used in the construction of buildings It is also possible to understand ἐνδώμησις in the sense of ‘foundation’ (see ἐνδώμησις[b], 7.41).

REV 21:18

7.41 · Constructions · Parts and Areas of Buildings

foundation that on which a structure is built In some languages it is possible to describe a typical foundation in ancient times as ‘large stones underneath the walls.’ In other languages, however, this may seem to be quite a meaningless type of expression, since foundations are only made secure by driving stakes deep into the ground. Therefore, it may be best to describe the function of a foundation by ‘what keeps the walls firm’ or ‘how the walls are made not to move’ or ‘what goes beneath the walls.’
A number of scholars, however, prefer to understand ἐνδώμησις in the context of REV 21:18 as the material of which the wall was made, rather than as the foundation of the wall (see ἐνδώμησις[a], 7.77).

REV 21:18

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐν-δόμησις (ἐνδομέω to build in), and ἐνδώμησις T Tr WIL ({see WH. App. p. 152] δωμάω to build), -ews, 4, that which is built in, (Germ. Einbau): τοῦ τείχους, the material built into the wall, i. e. of which the wall was composed, Rey. xxi. 18; elsewhere only in Joseph. antt. 15, 9, 6, of a mole built into the sea to form a breakwater, and so construct a harbor.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἐνδώμησις endōmēsis 1x

construction, material, Rev. 21:18*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† ἐν-δώμησις (Rec. -δόμησις), -εως, ἡ

(< δωμάω, to build),

a build­ing in: ἡ ἐ. τ. τείχους αὐτῆς ἴασπις, its wall had jasper built into it, Re 21:18 (v. MM, Exp., xiii; Swete, Ap., l.c.).†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἐνδόμησις (endomēsis) — material. ἐνδόμ-ησις, εως, ἡ, thing built in, structure, τοῦ τείχους [NT]; especially mole or breakwater, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; compare ἐνδώμησις.

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