Word study · Greek

epoikodoméō

build up

Say it: ep-oy-kod-om-EH-oh (approximate)

ἐποικοδομέω

What it means

To build on top of something (epi "on" plus oikodomeō "to build"). In 2:7, "built up in him," and in 1 Corinthians 3:10-14 others "build on" the foundation.

Range of meaning

  • Build uponAdd to a foundation.
  • Build upStrengthen.

In Colossians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2026 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources