ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜΉ: † οἰκοδομή, -ῆς, ἡ [ (< οἶκος, + δέμω, to build), [in LXX: I Ch 29:1 A (בִּירָה), Ez 17:17 40:2 (בּנה, מִבְנֶה), Si 22:16 40:19, al.;] = cl. οἰκοδομία (q.v.), -δόμησις (Thuc., Plat.), ] 1. . the act of building; in NT always metaph., building up, edifying: Ro 14:19 15:2, I Co 14:26, II Co 10:8 13:10, Eph 4:29; c. gen. obj., I Co 14:12, II Co 12:19, Eph 4:12, 16; λαλεῖν, λαβεῖν, οἰ., I Co 14:3.
2. . = οἰκοδόμημα, a building: Mt 24:1, Mk 13:1, 2; metaph., I Co 3:9, II Co 5:1, Eph 2:21.†