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Strong's G3619 οἰκοδομή (oikodome)

Oikodome means “building” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3619 — kelub (“basket”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3619
Language Greek
Linked Usages 35
Books 12

Strong's G3619 Quick Answer

Strong's G3619 οἰκοδομή (oikodome) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. oikodome (oy-kod-om-ay') n. 1. architecture 2. (concretely) a structure It has 35 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include building. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
oikodome (oy-kod-om-ay') n. 1. architecture 2. (concretely) a structure
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
building

Meaning and Definition

oikodome (oy-kod-om-ay') n. 1. architecture 2. (concretely) a structure 3. (figuratively) confirmation [feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 and the base of G1430] KJV: building, edify(-ication, -ing) Root(s): G3624, G1430

Original Word
οἰκοδομή
Transliteration
oikodome
Derivation
Root: δῶμα R1: 3624 R2: 1430
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3619. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

building

Usage: οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ (οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: 1Ch.29:1 A (בִּירָה), Eze.17:17 40:2 (בָּנָה, מִבְנֶה), Sir.22:16 40:19, al. ;] = cl. οἰκοδομία (which see), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.), __1. the act of building; in NT always metaphorically, building up, edifying: Rom.14:19 15:2, 1Co.14:26, 2Co.10:8 13:10, Eph.4:29; with genitive obj., 1Co.14:12, 2Co.12:19, Eph.4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., 1Co.14:3. __2. = οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mat.24:1, Mrk.13:1-2; metaphorically, 1Co.3:9, 2Co.5:1, Eph.2:21.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3619 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render oikodome, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

building 1 Corinthians 3:9

How Strong's G3619 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3619 (οἰκοδομή) appears 17 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3619 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3619 in the New Testament

18 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 24:1 KJV

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

Mark 13:1 KJV

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

Mark 13:2 KJV

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Strong's G3619 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 26:27 Septuagint / Brenton

things which he took out of cities and from the spoils, and consecrated some of them, so that the building of the house of God should not want supplies;

1 Chronicles 29:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom the Lord has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for it is not for man, but for the Lord God.

Ezekiel 16:61 Septuagint / Brenton

Then thou shalt remember thy way, and shalt be utterly dishonored when thou receivest thine elder sisters with thy younger ones: and I will give them to thee for building up, but not by thy covenant.

Strong's G3619 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 2:26 Septuagint / Brenton

I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practicing against kings;

1 Esdras 4:51 Septuagint / Brenton

yea, that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, until the time that it were built;

1 Esdras 5:60 Septuagint / Brenton

singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, according as David the king of Israel had ordained.

Strong's G3619 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:9 Septuagint / Brenton

the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright

1 Enoch 99:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Woe to you who build your houses through the grievous toil of others, And all their building materials are the bricks and stones of sin; I tell you ye shall have no peace.

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3619.

1 Chronicles 26:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
things which he took out of cities and from the spoils, and consecrated some of them, so that the building of the house of God should not want supplies;
1 Chronicles 29:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom the Lord has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for it is not for man, but for the Lord God.
Ezekiel 16:61 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then thou shalt remember thy way, and shalt be utterly dishonored when thou receivest thine elder sisters with thy younger ones: and I will give them to thee for building up, but not by thy covenant.
Ezekiel 17:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls.
Ezekiel 40:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
in a vision of God into the land of Israel, and set me on a very high mountain, and upon it there was as it were the frame of a city before me.
Matthew 24:1 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mark 13:1 New Testament, KJV
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
Mark 13:2 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Romans 14:19 New Testament, KJV
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 15:2 New Testament, KJV
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
1 Corinthians 3:9 New Testament, KJV
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
1 Corinthians 14:3 New Testament, KJV
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
1 Corinthians 14:5 New Testament, KJV
I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
1 Corinthians 14:12 New Testament, KJV
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
1 Corinthians 14:26 New Testament, KJV
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
2 Corinthians 5:1 New Testament, KJV
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 10:8 New Testament, KJV
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
2 Corinthians 12:19 New Testament, KJV
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
2 Corinthians 13:10 New Testament, KJV
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Ephesians 2:21 New Testament, KJV
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Ephesians 4:12 New Testament, KJV
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians 4:16 New Testament, KJV
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians 4:29 New Testament, KJV
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
1 Esdras 2:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practicing against kings;
1 Esdras 4:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
yea, that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, until the time that it were built;
1 Esdras 5:60 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, according as David the king of Israel had ordained.
1 Esdras 5:70 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the chief of the families of Israel said unto them, It is not for us and you to build together a house unto the Lord our God.
1 Esdras 5:71 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
We ourselves alone will build unto the Lord of Israel, according as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded us.
1 Esdras 6:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and they were not hindered from building, until such time as signification was given unto Darius concerning them, and an answer received.
1 Esdras 6:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore, if it seem good unto the king, let search be made among the records of King Cyrus:
1 Maccabees 16:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and worthy deeds which he did, and the building of the walls which he made, and his doings,
Wisdom of Sirach 22:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As timber girded and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: So the heart that is established by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
Wisdom of Sirach 40:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Children and the building of a city continue a man’s name: But a blameless wife is counted above them both.
1 Enoch 14:9 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright
1 Enoch 99:13 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to you who build your houses through the grievous toil of others, And all their building materials are the bricks and stones of sin; I tell you ye shall have no peace.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3619, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 4 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3619 FAQ

What does oikodome (οἰκοδομή) mean?

Oikodome (Strong's G3619) is a Greek word most simply glossed "building". oikodome (oy-kod-om-ay') n. 1. architecture 2. (concretely) a structure

How many times is oikodome (οἰκοδομή) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G3619 across 12 books.

Where can I study oikodome (οἰκοδομή) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3619 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate oikodome (οἰκοδομή)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as building. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3619 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3619, with linked reader references where each row is available.