The Greek compound verb anoikodomeo (ἀνοικοδομέω) means to rebuild, to build again, combining ana (again, up) and oikodomeo (to build, edify). It appears once in the New Testament, in Acts 15:16, in James's quotation of Amos 9:11 at the Jerusalem Council.
The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) was the church's first great theological crisis — what to do with Gentile converts and the law. James's climactic speech quotes Amos 9:11–12: "After this I will return and rebuild David's fallen tent. I will rebuild it and restore it." James applies this prophecy to the inclusion of the Gentiles — the restored Davidic tent is the community of all peoples who seek the Lord. Anoikodomeo captures the gospel's restorative work: what sin destroyed (the unity of humanity under God), Christ rebuilds. The church — Jew and Gentile together — is the rebuilt tabernacle of David, the fulfillment of Israel's covenant hope.