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Word study · Greek

oikodomē

building up, edification

Say it: oy-kod-om-AY (approximate)

οἰκοδομή

What it means

Building up. Paul's authority is "for building up, and not for tearing down" (10:8; 12:19; 13:10).

Range of meaning

  • Building upStrengthening.
  • EdificationSpiritual growth.
  • BuildingA structure.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 10

    "For building up, and not for tearing down" (10:8).

  • Chapter 12

    "All things are for your building up" (12:19).

  • Chapter 13

    "For building up" (13:10).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G3619 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources