Definition

to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm

Etymology

from the same as G3619 (οἰκοδομή);

Where the KJV renders it

• (be in) build(-er
• -ing
• up)
• edify
• embolden

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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