2 Corinthians 13:10:202 Cor.13.10.W20TAB
οἰκοδομήν
oikodomēn
“building up”
- Transliteration
- oi-ko-do-MĒN
- Extended
- oi-koh-doh-MAYN
- IPA
- /oi.ko.doˈmɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- building up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oi-ko-do-MĒN
- sentence
di-A TOU-to TAU-ta A-pōn GRA-phō HI-na pa-RŌN MĒ a-po-TO-mōs KHRÊ-sō-mai ka-TA tēn ek-sou-SI-an hēn ho KY-ree-os E-dō-KEN moi eis oi-ko-do-MĒN kai ouk eis ka-THAI-re-sin
Exegesis
The paired purposes eis oikodomēn kai ouk eis kathairesin {εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν | eis oi-ko-do-mḕn kaí ouk eis kathairesin} ‘for edification and not for destruction’ contrasts constructive intent with destructive potential.
Root and etymology
oikosoikos
“household”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:10
For this reason, I am writing these matters in my absence, so that when I am present I may refrain from severe action, according to the authority which the Lord has entrusted to me for edification rather than destruction.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:10:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Corinthians 13:10, so the Greek word οἰκοδομήν (oikodomēn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Cor.13.10.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.10.W20.S1) and character.