construct or (figuratively) confirm

, : absol., ; , (as , ), , , , ; , proverb., ; c. acc. rei, ; , , , ; , ; , ; pass., ; , ; c. acc. rei seq. dat. pers. (cf. , ), , , ; acc. seq. , , ; , ; of rebuilding, or restoring, , , . Metaph., , ; of the growth of Christian character (cf. , in , , al.), (AV, ): absol., , ; c. acc. pers., , ; pass., , , ; of blameworthy action (AV, ), (cf. , , ).† to build a house to build the builders to build up edify Lk 11:48 14:30 17:28 Ps 117 (118):22 Mt 21:42 Mk 12:10 Lk 20:17 I Pe 2:7 Ro 15:20 Ga 2:18 Mt 21:33 Mk 12:1 Lk 14:28 Lk 12:18 Mk 14:58 Jo 2:20 Lk 6:48 Ge 8:20 Ez 16:24 Lk 7:5 Ac 7:47 49 Mt 7:24 26 Lk 6:49 Lk 4:29 Mt 23:29 26:61 27:40 Mk 15:29 Lk 11:47 Mt 16:18 Ps 27 (28):5 Je 24:6 Ac 20:32 I Co 8:1 10:23 I Co 14:4 I Th 5:11 Ac 9:31 I Co 14:17 I Pe 2:5 I Co 8:10 οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες הַבּוֹנִים ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰ. πύργον ἀποθήκας ναόν οἰκία ἐπί πόλιν ἐπ’ ὄρους τ. ἐκκλησίαν בּנה ἀν- ἐπ- συν-οικοδομέω (LXX) embolden

to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm

(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, embolden