Note 4 at Ac 9:31: According to Strong's Concordance, this word "edified" was translated from the Greek word "OIKODOMEO," and it means "to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) confirm." This word comes from the Greek word "OIKODOME," a compound word made from "OIKOS" and "DOMA." In Strong's Concordance, OIKOS means "a dwelling...by implication, a family," and DOMA means "an edifice" and comes from the word meaning "to build." OIKODOMEO came to be "used metaphorically, in the sense of edifying" (Vine's Expository Dictionary). This word was translated "emboldened" in 1Co 8:10. Therefore, the churches in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria were built up, encouraged, or made bold during this rest from persecution.