ἐποικοδομέω

* ἐπ-οικοδομέω, -ῶ

in NT, always metaph., of the spiritual life regarded as a building (Cremer, 449);

1. to build upon: I Co 3:10, 12, 14; pass., Eph 2:20.

2. to build up: Col 2:7, I Pe 2:5 (T, οἰκοδ- WH, Rec.), Ju 20.†