Word study · Greek
oikodomeō
to build up
Say it: oy-kod-om-EH-oh (approximate)
οἰκοδομέω
What it means
To build, to build up. "Love builds up" (8:1); "all things are lawful, but not all things build up" (10:23); prophecy builds up the church (14:4).
Range of meaning
- BuildConstruct.
- EdifyStrengthen.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 8
"Love builds up" (8:1, 8:10).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G3618 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources