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οἰκοδομέω

οἰκοδομέω, to build a house

οἰκοδομ-έω, fut. -ήσω: aor. ᾠκοδόμησα (not οἰκ- in Att.): pf. ᾠκοδόμηκα Pl. Grg. 514b: but later Att. pf. Pass. οἰκοδομημένοι IG 2(2).1627.398:—
  • build a house: generally, build, νεὼν καὶ βωμόν ib. 12.24.13; νηόν Hdt. 1.21; οἰκίας ib. 114; γέφυραν ib. 186; πυραμίδας Id. 2.101, cf. Telecl. 42; [αἱ μέλιτται] οἰ. τὰ κηρία Arist. HA 623b27: abs., Pl. Chrm. 161e, 165d:—also in Med., οἰκοδομέεσθαι οἴκημα build oneself a house, have it built, Hdt. 2.121.αʹ, cf. 148; νεωσοίκους And. 3.7; τείχη Th. 7.11; οἰκίας Pl. R. 372a, etc.: —Pass., to be built, Hdt. 2.126, 127; τὰ -ούμενα Arist. GA 730b8.
        • b generally, fashion, καταπέτασμα LXX 3 Ki. 6.36.
      • 2 metaph., build or found upon, ἔργα ἐπί τι X. Cyr. 8.7.15; οἰ. τέχνην ἔπεσιν Ar. Pax 749.
      • 3 metaph., build up, edify, 1 Ep.Cor. 8.1, 10.23, etc.; οἰ. εἰς τὸν ἕνα 1 Ep.Thess. 5.11: but also in bad sense, οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ ἐσθίειν will be emboldened, 1 Ep.Cor. 8.10; cf. ἀνοικοδομέω.

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