οἰκοδομέωoikodoméō

Meanings

Same root

• οἰκοδομήoikodomḗ · G3619architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation
• συνοικοδομέωsynoikodoméō · G4925to construct, i.e. (passively) to compose (in company with other Christians, figuratively)
• ἐποικοδομέωepoikodoméō · G2026to build upon, i.e. (figuratively) to rear up
• ἀνοικοδομέωanoikodoméō · G456to rebuild

Where it appears

Appears 40 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 7:24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
• Matthew 7:26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
• Matthew 16:18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
• Matthew 21:33 “Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
• Matthew 21:42 Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’
• Matthew 23:29 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed.