Error after creating Custom RecycleViewAdapter

Hi
jsut after I add a new Custom RecycleViewAdapter I face the following Error:
Error:(39, 0) Could not find property 'compile' on org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.dsl.dependencies.DefaultDependencyHandler_Decorated@19166816.
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my android studio version is 2.1.2 and I use LinuxMint 17.3
