Definition

architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation

Etymology

feminine (abstract) of a compound of G3624 (οἶκος) and the base of G1430 (δῶμα);

Where the KJV renders it

• building
• edify(-ication
• -ing)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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