Strong's Number G3619

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
1. the act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness
a building (i.e. the thing built, edifice)