Strong's Greek Concordance

G3620: οἰκοδομία

oikodomía · “edification”

Definition

confirmation

KJV translates it as: edifying

Word origin: from the same as G3619 (οἰκοδομή);

Extended definition

οἰκοδομία, -ας, ἡ
(οἰκοδομέω),
the act of building: metaphorically, 1Ti.1:4 (BE for οἰκοδομία, which see).†
(AS)

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