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'''A — 1: οἰκοδομέω (Strong'S #3618 — Verb — oikodomeo — oy-kod-om-eh'-o )

lit., "to build a house" (oikos, "a house," domeo, "to build"), hence, to build anything, e.g.,  Matthew 7:24;  Luke 4:29;  6:48 , Rv, "well builded" (last clause of verse);  John 2:20; is frequently used figuratively, e.g.,  Acts 20:32 (some mss. have No. 3 here);   Galatians 2:18; especially of edifying,  Acts 9:31;  Romans 15:20;  1 Corinthians 10:23;  14:4;  1 Thessalonians 5:11 (Rv). In   1 Corinthians 8:10 it is translated "emboldened" (marg., "builded up"). The participle with the article (equivalent to a noun) is rendered "builder,"   Matthew 21:42;  Acts 4:11;  1 Peter 2:7 . See Edify , Embolden.

'''A — 2: ἀνοικοδομέω (Strong'S #456 — Verb — anoikodomeo — an-oy-kod-om-eh'-o )

signifies "to build again" (ana, "again"),  Acts 15:16 .

'''A — 3: ἐποικοδομέω (Strong'S #2026 — Verb — epoikodomeo — ep-oy-kod-om-eh'-o )

signifies "to build upon" (epi, "upon"),  1 Corinthians 3:10,12,14;  Ephesians 2:20;  Jude 1:20; or up,  Acts 20:32;  Colossians 2:7 .

'''A — 4: συνοικοδομέω (Strong'S #4925 — Verb — sunoikodomeo — soon-oy-kod-om-eh'-o )

"to build together" (sun, "with"), is used in  Ephesians 2:22 , metaphorically, of the church, as a spiritual dwelling-place for God.

'''A — 5: κατασκευάζω (Strong'S #2680 — Verb — kataskeuazo — kat-ask-yoo-ad'-zo )

"to prepare, establish, furnish," is rendered "builded" and "built" in  Hebrews 3:3,4 . See Make , Ordain , Prepare.

'''B — 1: οἰκοδομή (Strong'S #3619 — Noun Feminine — oikodome — oy-kod-om-ay' )

"a building, or edification" (see A, No. 1), is used (a) literally, e.g.,  Matthew 24:1;  Mark 13:1,2; (b) figuratively, e.g.,  Romans 14:19 (lit., "the things of building up"); 15:2; of a local church as a spiritual building,   1 Corinthians 3:9 , or the whole church, the body of Christ,  Ephesians 2:21 . It expresses the strengthening effect of teaching,  1 Corinthians 14:3,5,12,26;  2 Corinthians 10:8;  12:19;  13:10 , or other ministry,  Ephesians 4:12,16,29 (the idea conveyed is progress resulting from patient effort). It is also used of the believer's resurrection body,   2 Corinthians 5:1 . See Edification , Edify.

'''B — 2: ἐνδόμησις (Strong'S #1739 — Noun Feminine — endomesis — en-dom'-ay-sis )

"a thing built, structure" (en, "in," domao, "to build"), is used of the wall of the heavenly city,  Revelation 21:18 (some suggest that the word means "a fabric;" others, "a roofing or coping;" these interpretations are questionable; the probable significance is "a building").

'''B — 3: κτίσις (Strong'S #2937 — Noun Feminine — ktisis — ktis'-is )

"a creation," is so translated in the Rv of  Hebrews 9:11 (Av "building,") See Creation , B, No. 1, Creature, Ordinance.

'''B — 4: τεχνίτης (Strong'S #5079 — Noun Masculine — technites — tekh-nee'-tace )

"an artificer, one who does a thing by rules of art," is rendered "builder" in  Hebrews 11:10 , marg., "architect," which gives the necessary contrast between this and the next noun in the verse. See Craftsman , No. 2.