G3619

οἰκοδομή

oikodomē

Feminine noun · Feminine (abstract) of a compound of οἶκος (G3624) and the base of δῶμα (G1430)

Feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 and the base of G1430; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:—building, edify(-ication, -ing).

Outline

(the act of) building, building up
metaph. edifying, edification

the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness

a building (i.e. the thing built, edifice)

Usages

Matthew 24:1

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

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Mark 13:1

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

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Mark 13:2

And Jesus answering said unto him,

Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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Romans 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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Romans 15:2

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

Precepts

Acts 7:48

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1 Corinthians 14:3

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

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1 Corinthians 14:5

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

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1 Corinthians 14:12

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

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1 Corinthians 14:26

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Breakdown

earthly house Our bodies on earth. building of God The spiritual body that we have in heaven that we transition into after we die and our spirit returns to the spirit world.

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