verb
epoikodomamō
Strong’sG2026
I build upon a foundation
stem epoikodom-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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.
* ἐπ-οικοδομέω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2026 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
build up, -ήσαντας αὐτὸ (i.e. τὸ τεῖχος) ὑψηλότερον Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, pile up, use a climax, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 build upon, ἐπὶ κρηπῖδι Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, Refs 5th c.BC+; φύσει μαθήματα Refs 1st c.AD+; τινὶ εὐτονίαν, ἀσφάλειαν, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐπὶ θεμέλιον or θεμελίῳ, NT+2nd c.AD+; τοῖς ἀληθέσιν ἐψευσμένα Refs 2nd c.AD+
2.b edify, ἑαυτοὺς τῇ πίστει NT:—passive, -ούμενοι ἐν Χριστῷ NT
II ={ἐπιτειχίζω}, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—middle, στρατόπεδα πέντε -ησάμενος Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epoikodomatōἐποικοδομεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | builds | 3× |
| epoikodomataἐποικοδόμησεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | built on | 1× |
| epoikodomarōntoisἐποικοδομοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | building … up | 1× |
| epoikodomorōntoisἐποικοδομούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | built up | 1× |
| epoikodomirantoisἐποικοδομηθέντες | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine | built | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomamō | epoikodomame | epoikodomami | epoikodomama | epoikodomamē | epoikodomamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomasō | epoikodomase | epoikodomasi | epoikodomasa | epoikodomasē | epoikodomaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomatō3×ἐποικοδομεῖ | epoikodomate | epoikodomati | epoikodomata1×ἐποικοδόμησεν | epoikodomatē | epoikodomatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomanō | epoikodomane | epoikodomani | epoikodomana | epoikodomanē | epoikodomanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomavō | epoikodomave | epoikodomavi | epoikodomava | epoikodomavē | epoikodomavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomalō | epoikodomale | epoikodomali | epoikodomala | epoikodomalē | epoikodomalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomomō | epoikodomome | epoikodomomē | epoikodomomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomosō | epoikodomose | epoikodomosē | epoikodomoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomotō | epoikodomote | epoikodomotē | epoikodomotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomonō | epoikodomone | epoikodomonē | epoikodomonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomovō | epoikodomove | epoikodomovē | epoikodomovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomolō | epoikodomole | epoikodomolē | epoikodomolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomimi | epoikodomima |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomisi | epoikodomisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomiti | epoikodomita |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomini | epoikodomina |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomivi | epoikodomiva |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomili | epoikodomila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomameiō | epoikodomameia | epoikodomameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomaseiō | epoikodomaseia | epoikodomaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomateiō | epoikodomateia | epoikodomateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomaneiō | epoikodomaneia | epoikodomaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomaveiō | epoikodomaveia | epoikodomaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomaleiō | epoikodomaleia | epoikodomaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomomeiō | epoikodomomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomoseiō | epoikodomoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomoteiō | epoikodomoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomoneiō | epoikodomoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomoveiō | epoikodomoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomoleiō | epoikodomoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomiteia |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomasōr | epoikodomasar | epoikodomasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomatōr | epoikodomatar | epoikodomatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomavōr | epoikodomavar | epoikodomavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomalōr | epoikodomalar | epoikodomalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomosōr | epoikodomosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomotōr | epoikodomotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomovōr | epoikodomovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomolōr | epoikodomolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomivar |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomamoiō | epoikodomamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomasoiō | epoikodomasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomatoiō | epoikodomatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomanoiō | epoikodomanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomavoiō | epoikodomavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomaloiō | epoikodomaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodomonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epoikodomimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epoikodomisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epoikodomitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epoikodominoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epoikodomivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epoikodomiloia |
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 | epoikodomarō | epoikodomari | epoikodomara | epoikodomarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epoikodomorō | epoikodomorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | epoikodomiri | epoikodomira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epoikodomarōntos1× | epoikodomarintos | epoikodomarantos | epoikodomarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epoikodomorōntos1× | epoikodomorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | epoikodomirintos | epoikodomirantos1× |
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
epoikodom 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
epoikodomatō“builds”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
1 Corinthians 3:10… sofos architektonos themelion tithama, allosos de epoikodomatō. hekastos de blepatōr pōs epoikodomatō;… expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be …
1 Corinthians 3:10… de epoikodomatō. hekastos de blepatōr pōs epoikodomatō;… one must be careful how he builds.
1 Corinthians 3:12ei de tinos epoikodomatō epi ton themelion chruson, arguron, lithoin …If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver …
epoikodomata“built on”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 3:14“built on”ei tinou tem ergem menati hem epoikodomata, misthon labeti;If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
epoikodomarōntois“building … up”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Jude 1:20vis de, agapētoir, epoikodomarōntois heautoin ta hagiotata vu pistia, en …But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and …
epoikodomorōntois“built up”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Colossians 2:7rizorēntois kai epoikodomorōntois en auto kai bebaiorōntois ta pistia …rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith …
epoikodomirantois“built”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 2:20epoikodomirantois epi to themelio toiu apostoloiu kai …built on the foundation of the apostles …