Lexicon
ἀνοικοδομέω
anoikodomeō
G0456
G:V Greek

to rebuild

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Anoikodomeo describes a future rebuilding of David’s fallen tent from its ruins.

The attested use describes a promised future act of rebuilding what has fallen into ruins, specifically David’s tent in Acts 15:16.

Senses in use

  1. Rebuilding a fallen structure · dominant

    In Acts 15:16, ἀνοικοδομήσω is a first-person future active indicative in the promise concerning “the tent of David that has fallen.” The APB renders the clause “I will rebuild its ruins,” presenting the action as restoring what is ruined.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 15:16, the APB presents the action with “rebuild” and “I will rebuild its ruins.” The precise correspondence of each English phrase to the form cannot be isolated.

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