a house, dwelling, Mt. 9:6, 7; Mk. 2:1, 11; 3:20; place of abode, seat, site, Mt. 23:38; Lk. 13:35; met. a spiritual house or structure, 1 Pet. 2:5; meton.

the manager of a household; a steward, Lk. 12:42; 16:1, 3, 8; 1 Cor. 4:2; a manager, trustee, Gal. 4:2; a public steward, treasurer, Rom.

pr. the management of a household; a stewardship, Lk. 16:2, 3, 4; in NT an apostolic stewardship, a ministerial commission in the publication and furtherance of the Gospel, 1 Cor. 9:17; 3:2; Col.

to manage a household; to manage the affairs, of any one, be steward, Lk. 16:2*

a builder, architect, Acts 4:11*

pr. the act of building; a building, structure, Mt. 24:1; in NT a spiritual structure, as instanced in the Christian body, 1 Cor. 3:9; Eph. 2:21; religious advancement, edification, Rom. 14:19; 1 Cor. 14:3

pluperfect, ῳκοδόμητο (3 sg), to build a house; to build, Mt. 7:24; to repair, embellish, and amplify a building, Mt. 23:29; to construct, establish, Mt. 16:18; met.

the master, or head of a house or family, Mt. 10:25; 13:27, 52

pr. to be master of a household; to occupy one's self in the management of a household, 1 Tim. 5:14*