Strong's #3619: oikodome (pronounced oy-kod-om-ay')

feminine (abstract) of a compound of 3624 and the base of 1430; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:--building, edify(-ication, -ing).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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oikodomē

1) (the act of) building, building up

2) metaphorically edifying, edification

2a) the act of one who promotes another' s growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness

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

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 and the base of G1430

Citing in TDNT: 5:144, 674

Usage:

This word is used 18 times:

 

Matthew 24:1: "to him for to show him the buildings of the temple."
Mark 13:1: "of stones and what buildings"
Mark 13:2: "Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another,"
Romans 14:19: "the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."
Romans 15:2: "for his good to edification."
1 Corinthians 3:9: "God's husbandry, ye are God's building."
1 Corinthians 14:3: "he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort."
1 Corinthians 14:5: "that the church may receive edifying."
1 Corinthians 14:12: "ye may excel to the edifying of the church."
1 Corinthians 14:26: "Let all things be done unto edifying."
2 Corinthians 5:1: "of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands,"
2 Corinthians 10:8: "Lord hath given us for edification, and not for"
2 Corinthians 12:19: "dearly beloved, for your edifying."
2 Corinthians 13:10: "Lord hath given me to edification, and not to"
Ephesians 2:21: "whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto a holy"
Ephesians 4:12: "the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"
Ephesians 4:16: "increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
Ephesians 4:29: "which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace"