verb
anoikodomamō
Strong’sG456
I rebuild, build up, build
stem anoikodom-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀν-οικο-δομέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for בּנה, גּדר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G456 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
build up, τὰ χείλεα τοῦ ποταμοῦ.. ἀνοικοδόμηδε πλίνθοισιRefs 5th c.BC+
2 wall up, λαύρας καιναῖς πλίνθοισιν ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+; πύλας uncertain reading in Refs 1st c.BC+
II build again, rebuild, πόλιν καὶ τείχηRefs 5th c.BC+occupy again with buildings, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, metaphorically, to be exalted, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anoikodomamiἀνοικοδομήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | rebuild | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anoikodomamō | anoikodomame | anoikodomami2×ἀνοικοδομήσω | anoikodomama | anoikodomamē | anoikodomamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anoikodomasō | anoikodomase | anoikodomasi | anoikodomasa | anoikodomasē | anoikodomaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anoikodomatō | anoikodomate | anoikodomati | anoikodomata | anoikodomatē | anoikodomatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anoikodomanō | anoikodomane | anoikodomani | anoikodomana | anoikodomanē | anoikodomanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anoikodomavō | anoikodomave | anoikodomavi | anoikodomava | anoikodomavē | anoikodomavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anoikodomalō | anoikodomale | anoikodomali | anoikodomala | anoikodomalē | anoikodomalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anoikodomameiō | anoikodomameia | anoikodomameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anoikodomaseiō | anoikodomaseia | anoikodomaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anoikodomateiō | anoikodomateia | anoikodomateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anoikodomaneiō | anoikodomaneia | anoikodomaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anoikodomaveiō | anoikodomaveia | anoikodomaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anoikodomaleiō | anoikodomaleia | anoikodomaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anoikodomasōr | anoikodomasar | anoikodomasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anoikodomatōr | anoikodomatar | anoikodomatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anoikodomavōr | anoikodomavar | anoikodomavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anoikodomalōr | anoikodomalar | anoikodomalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anoikodomamoiō | anoikodomamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anoikodomasoiō | anoikodomasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anoikodomatoiō | anoikodomatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anoikodomanoiō | anoikodomanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anoikodomavoiō | anoikodomavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anoikodomaloiō | anoikodomaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anoikodomarō | anoikodomari | anoikodomara | anoikodomarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anoikodomarōntos | anoikodomarintos | anoikodomarantos | anoikodomarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anoikodom is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anoikodomami“rebuild”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
Acts 15:16Meta houteim anastrefami kai anoikodomami tan skēnan David tan piptarēntan kai …‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its …
Acts 15:16… tan piptarēntan kai teim kataskaptorēnteim autau anoikodomami kai anorthami autan,… of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,