Strong's Number 3619
The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
oikodome {oy-kod-om-ay'}
Word Origin:
feminine (abstract) of a compound of
3624
and the base of
1430
TDNT:
5:144,674
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
edifying 7, building 6, edification 4, wherewith (one) may edify 1
Total: 18
Definition:
(the act of) building, building up
metaph. edifying, edification
the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness
a building (i.e. the thing built, edifice)