θεμέλιος themelios

Greek word for “foundation” · Strong’s G2310 · used 16 times in 15 verses

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Meaning

θεμέλιος, -ον; (τίθημι);

How it is translated

Glosses given for themelios in context, with how often each is used:

• foundation 12
• foundations 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 3 (3), Luke 6 (2), Revelation 21 (2), Luke 14 (1), Acts 16 (1), Romans 15 (1), Ephesians 2 (1), 1 Timothy 6 (1), 2 Timothy 2 (1), Hebrews 6 (1)

Forms

• θεμέλιον 8
• θεμέλιος 2
• θεμελίους 2
• θεμελίου 1
• θεμέλια 1
• θεμελίῳ 1
• θεμέλιοι 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with themelios more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐποικοδομέω epoikodomeō “to build up/upon” 3
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 4
• προσρήγνυμι prosrēgnumi “to strike” 2
• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 3
• τεῖχος teichos “wall” 2
• ὀνομάζω onomazō “to name” 2
• τίμιος timios “precious” 2
• σαλεύω saleuō “to shake” 2
• ποταμός potamos “river” 2
• πόλις polis “city” 3
• ἰσχύω ischuō “be strong” 2
• ὅμοιος homoios “like” 2

Key verses

The verses using themelios that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 6:48 — He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that…
• Luke 6:49 — But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and…
• Acts 16:26 — And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands…
• 1 Corinthians 3:10 — According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take…
• 1 Corinthians 3:11 — For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 3:12 — Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
• Ephesians 2:20 — And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
• 1 Timothy 6:19 — Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
• 2 Timothy 2:19 — Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ…
• Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of…
• Hebrews 11:10 — For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
• Revelation 21:14 — And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.