Greek word · G456
ἀνοικοδομέω
anoikodomeō
to rebuild
To build again, rebuild something that has been destroyed. Used of cities, walls, houses and the temple.
Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
ἀν-οικο-δομέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for בָּנָה, גָּדַר ;]
to build. again, rebuild (MM, VGT, see word): Acts 15:16.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
To build again, rebuild something that has been destroyed. Used of cities, walls, houses and the temple.
- Against the English
'Rebuild' (BSB, NIV, ESV) and 'build again' (KJV, WEB, YLT) are both accurate.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Common in the Septuagint and in Greek writers for rebuilding after war. In the NT it appears only here, twice. James's form of Amos uses it where the Septuagint has 'raise up'.
Where it appears
Acts · 2
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Acts 15:16 ἀνοικοδομήσω ἀνοικοδομήσω will rebuild, I will rebuild
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
Here: 'I will build again.' The ana- prefix means 'again': something existed, was destroyed, and will be put back up. The word is used for rebuilding ruined cities and walls.
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