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Acts 9:31
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Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Note 4 at Acts 9:31: This word "edified" comes from a compound Greek word "oikodomeo." "Oikos" means "house" and "demo" means "build," hence "oikodomeo" means, "build a house." This is why a building is called an edifice. It came to be used metaphorically as "built up." This same Greek word was translated "emboldened" in 1 Cor. 8:10. Therefore, the churches in Judaea, Galilee, and Samaria were built up, encouraged, or made bold during this rest from persecution.