English to Icelandic Meaning of edify

Edify :

verb

byggja, gera, búa

Edifies :: byggir uppEdify :: uppbyggjaEdifying :: uppbyggjandi

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Definitions of edify in English

Verb(1) make understand

Examples of edify in English

(1) But there are some who desire to know that they may edify others, and that is praiseworthy; and there are some who desire to know that they themselves may be edified, and that is wise.(2) Here is material to edify , instruct and challenge.(3) Note that the early church's priorities were to worship God and to edify the brethren.(4) Modern Catholic theologians can find in Luther's writings an authentically Christian voice whose witness to a common gospel can edify as well as irritate Catholic readers.(5) Is it my chief design, in choosing my subject, and composing my sermon, to edify the souls of men?(6) They are to edify the saints of God - to guard them from error, teach them right ways, encourage them to seek love and unity among themselves, enable them to grow in faith and in the knowledge of Christ.(7) Both disciplines understood their purpose to be the evocation and presentation of intended affections, thereby to persuade and to edify the listener.(8) Some are called to sow, others to reap some are eminently qualified to awaken sinners, others to edify saints.(9) Music has two purposes: 1) to worship and glorify God; 2) to edify and build up Christians.(10) Let the one in books that speak the truth edify religious men, and the other in lying fables delight impure demons.(11) He wants a mural that will edify , inspire, or entertain; the artist wants license to experiment and thereby ├ö├ç├┐extend human sensitiveness through paint├ö├ç├û.(12) The march is completed with four appendixes aimed at edifying the non-expert on military organization, the conduct of war, weapons used in World War II, and a short bibliographic essay.(13) Up until World War 2, practically all evangelical churches held two preaching services every Sunday; one aimed at edifying the church; the other at converting sinners.(14) Second, however theoretical a work was at times, classical theologians ever retained their pastoral eye for the way doctrine edifies the saints.(15) In such a church the believer cannot be edified , for the Word of God had been set aside.(16) Besides evangelizing the lost and edifying the saved, shouldn't the church also be the conscience for the community?

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Synonyms

Verb

2. instruct ::

kenna

3. teach ::

kenna

4. school ::

skóli

5. tutor ::

kennari

6. train ::

lest

7. guide ::

leiða

8. enlighten ::

upplýsa

9. inform ::

Tilkynna

10. cultivate ::

rækta

11. develop ::

þróa

12. improve ::

bæta

13. better ::

betri

Different Forms

edifies, edify, edifying

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