Quick Definition
οἰκοδομή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. the act of building, a building, edification
Strong's Definition
feminine (abstract) of a compound of 3624 and the base of 1430; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
KJV Usage: building, edify(-ication, -ing)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς | οἰκέω + δῶμα
7.1 · Constructions · Constructions [General Meaning]
building, structure any type of building or structure which encloses an area, but the area may be open to the sky, as in the case of amphitheaters
42.34 · Perform, Do · Make, Create
to build up, to construct, construction the construction of something, with focus on the event of building up or on the result of such an event In 1CO 3:9 the phrase θεοῦ οἰκοδομή has been interpreted by many as ‘a dwelling place for God’ (see 7.1), but it is more likely that the Christian is regarded as the result of God’s activity, that is to say, the believer is ‘God’s construction’ or ‘that which God has made.’ οἰκοδομή in 2CO 5:1 (οἰκοδομὴν ἐκ θεοῦ ἔχομεν ‘we have a construction from God’) may be regarded as having essentially the same meaning as in 1CO 3:9, though the reference here is to the glorified body.
1 οἰκοδομή[a] may be interpreted as a derivative of οἰκοδομέω[a] to construct (45.1), or the latter may be interpreted as a causative derivative of οἰκοδομή[a], with the meaning to cause a building to exist. In view of the highly generic nature of οἰκοδομή[a], it is perhaps better to interpret it as a derivative of the corresponding event expression (45.1) since this seems to be the predominant pattern of derivative correspondences. But because of the obvious material form of constructions as buildings, οἰκοδομή[a] is introduced into Domain 7 as a generic for all the other meanings.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
οἰκο-δομή, -ῆς, ἡ, (οἶκος, and δέμω to build), a later Grk. word, condemned by Phryn., yet used by Aristot., Theophr., [(but both these thought to be doubtful)], Diod. (1, 46), Philo (vit. Moys. i. § 40; de monarch. ii. § 2), Joseph., Plut., Sept., and many others, for οἶκοδόμημα and οἰκοδόμησις ; cf. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 487 sqq. ef. p. 421; [W. 24]; 1. (the act of) building, building up, i. q. τὸ οἰκοδομεῖν ; as, τῶν τειχέων, 1 Mace. xvi. 23; τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ, 1 Chr. xxvi. 27; in the N. T. metaph., edifying, edification, i.e. the act of one who promotes another’s growth in Christian wisdom, piety, > ar, holiness, happiness, (see οἰκοδομέω, b. β. [οὐ W. 85 (8477): Ro. xiv. 19; xv. 2; [1 Co. xiv. 26]; 2 Co. x. 8 [see below]; xiii. 10; Eph. iv. 29; with a gen. of the person whose growth is furthered, ὑμῶν, 2Co. xii. 19, [ef x. 8]; ἑαυτοῦ [ Tdf. αὐτοῦ]. Eph. ἵν. 16: τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ibid. 12; τῆς ἐκκλησίας, 1 Co. xiv. 12; i. q. τὸ οἰκοδομοῦν, what contributes to edification, or augments wisdom, ete. λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰκοδομήν, 1 Co. xiv. 3, 5. CE 1: ἢ» οἰκοδόμημα, « building (i.e. thing built, edifice): Mk. xiii. 1 sq-; τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Mt. xxiv. 1; used of the heavenly body, the abode of the soul after death, 2 Co. v. 1; trop. of a body of Christians, a Christian church, (see οἰκοδομέω, b. 8.), Eph. ii. 21 [ef. πᾶς, I. 1¢.]; with a gen. of the owner or occupant, θεοῦ, 1 Co. iii. 9." olkoSopla, -as, ἡ, (οἰκοδομέω), (the act of) building, erection, (Thue., Plat., Polyb., Plut., Leian., ete.; but never in the Sept.); metaph. οἰκοδομίαν θεοῦ τὴν ἐν πίστει, the increase which God desires in faith (see οἰκοδομή), 1 Tim. i. 4 Ree. δε: “*; but see οἰκονομία. Not infreq. οἶκον. and οἰκοδ. are confounded in the Mss.; see Grimm on 4 Mace. p. 365, ef. Hilgenfeld, Barn. epist. Ρ. 28; [D’Orville, Chariton 8, 1 p. 5997.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
οἰκοδομή oikodomē 18x
pr. the act of building; a building, structure, Mt. 24:1; in NT a spiritual structure, as instanced in the Christian body, 1 Cor. 3:9; Eph. 2:21; religious advancement, edification, Rom. 14:19; 1 Cor. 14:3
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: I Ch 29:1 A (בִּירָה), Ez 17:17 40:2 (בּנה, מִבְנֶה), Si 22:16 40:19, al.;] = cl. οἰκοδομία (q.v.), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.),
the act of building; in NT always metaph., building up, edifying: Ro 14:19 15:2, I Co 14:26, II Co 10:8 13:10, Eph 4:29; c. gen. obj., I Co 14:12, II Co 12:19, Eph 4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., I Co 14:3.
= οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mt 24:1, Mk 13:1, 2; metaph., I Co 3:9, II Co 5:1, Eph 2:21.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
οἰκοδομὴ found already in Xen. Cyr, viii. 7. 15. οἰκοδομεῖτε ἄλλα φιλικὰ ἔργα : see also Deissmann Pax, p. 184 ff. οἰκοδομή,. This late Greek word, which is condemned by the Atticists (Lob. PAry2. pp. 487 ff., 421), but is found in Aristotle (Eth. Nic. v. 14.7), occurs in the literal sense of “ building ” in the Κοινή, e.g. P Grenf I. 2117 (B.c, 126) εἰς οἰκ)]οδομὴν περιστερῶνος, BGU III. S94? (A.D. 109) Ady(os) οἰτομῆς (2. οἰκοδομῆς) τέκτω(νες) B, P Flor II. 2004 (A.D. 259) eis οἰκοδομὴν κρήνης, and from the inscrr. OG/S 655? (B.c. 25) ἡ οἰκοδομὴ τοῦ περιβόλου τῷ θεῶι καὶ κυρίῳ Σοκνοπαίωι. In Eph 45" πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας Field (Moses, p. 192) suggests that perhaps the meaning is ‘‘ for the improvement of the occasion.” The word is a shortened form of οἰκοδόμημα : sce στο. ἀγάπη, γλωσσόκομον.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
οἰκοδομή (oikodomē) — building. οἰκοδομ-ή, ἡ, ={-δόμησις},{-δομία}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], proverbial Laconian dialect cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+]
II. = {οἰκοδόμημα}, [NT+1st c.AD+]