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Strong's #2311 - θεμελιόω

Transliteration

themelióō

Phonetics

them-el-ee-o'-o

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G2310)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

3:63,322

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to lay the foundation, to found
to make stable, establish

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1129 ‑ בָּנָה (baw‑naw'); 1280 ‑ בְּרִיחַ (ber‑ee'‑akh); 3245 ‑ יָסַד (yaw‑sad'); 3559 ‑ כּוּן (koon); 5258 ‑ נָסַךְ (naw‑sak');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (6)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

NAS (7)

Matthew 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 2

Hebrews 2

1 Peter 1

HCS (4)

Matthew 1

Ephesians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

BSB (5)

Matthew 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

ESV (5)

Matthew 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

WEB (6)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Hebrews 1

1 Peter 1

KJV (6)

foundation 1

founded 2

grounded 2

settle 1

NAS (7)

FOUNDATION 1

LAID 1

establish 1

established 1

firmly 1

founded 1

grounded 1

HCS (4)

its foundation 1

You established 1

and support 1

firmly established 1

BSB (5)

[and] establish [you] 1

established 1

grounded 1

its foundation was 1

laid the foundations 1

ESV (5)

establish 1

foundation 1

founded 1

grounded 1

stable 1

WEB (6)

and settle you 1

grounded 2

it was founded 2

laid the foundation 1

RAH

V-AAI1S 1

V-AAI2S 6

V-AAI3P 2

V-AAI3S 13

V-AAPASM 1

V-API3S 3

V-FAI1S 1

V-FAI3S 1

V-PAI3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAPNSM 2

V-PMN 1

V-XMI3S 1

V-XMPASF 1

V-XPPASM 1

V-XPPNPM 1

ANT

V-AAI-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 2

BEZ

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAO-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

BGB

V-AIA-2S 1

V-FIA-3S 1

V-LIM/P-3S 1

V-RPM/P-NMP 2

BMT

V-AAI-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 2

BYZ

V-AAI-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 2

ELZ

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAO-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 2

NA26

V-AAI-2S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-XPPNPM 1

V-YPI-3S 1

SBL

V-2AAIS 1

V-3FAIS 1

V-3YPIS 1

V-XPPNPM 2

SCV

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAO-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

STV

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAO-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 1

TIS

V-AAI-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NPM 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-AAO-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 2

V-RPP-NPM 2

V-AAI-2S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-LPI-3S 1

V-RPP-NPM 2

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

θεμελῐ-όω,

I to lay the foundation of, found firmly, πύργους.. φοίνιξι θεμελιώσας X. Cyr. 7.5.11, cf. IG 12(2).11.26 (Mytil.), LXX John 6:25 (26), Hebrews 1:10, etc.: — Pass., have the foundations laid, IG 22.1343.15 (i B.C.); ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν Matthew 7:25 : metaph., βασιλεία καλῶς θεμελιωθεῖσα D.S. 11.68; ἡγεμονία κάλλιστα τεθεμελιωμένη Id. 15.1; ἐν ἀγάπῃ τεθ. Ephesians 3:18; τῇ πίστει Colossians 1:23.

II destroy utterly, in Pass., -ωθέντα (θεμειλωθ- cod.) · ἐκ ῥιζῶν ἀρθέντα, Hsch.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

θεμελιόω: future θεμελιώσω; 1 aorist ἐθεμελίωσα; passive, perfect participle τεθεμελιωμενος; pluperfect 3 person singular τεθεμελίωτο (Matthew 7:25; Luke 6:48 R G; without augment cf. Winers Grammar, § 12, 9; (Buttmann, 33 (29); Tdf. Proleg., p. 121)); the Sept. for יָסַד; (from Xenophon down); to lay the foundation, to found: properly, τήν γῆν, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 () Proverbs 3:19; Isaiah 48:13, others); τί ἐπί τί, Matthew 7:25; Luke 6:48. metaphorically, (Diodorus 11, 68; 15, 1) to make stable, establish (A. V. ground): of the soul (1 aorist optative 3 person singular) 1 Peter 5:10 (Rec.; but T, Tr marginal reading in brackets, the future); passive, Ephesians 3:17 (18); Colossians 1:23.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

θεμελιόω , -ῶ ,

[in LXX chiefly for H3245;]

to lay the foundation of, to found: c. acc, τ . γῆν , Hebrews 1:10 (LXX); pass., Matthew 7:25, Luke 6:48; metaph., 1 Peter 5:10 (R, mg., settle); pass., Ephesians 3:18, Colossians 1:23.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Syll 732.15 (B.C. 36–5) προεστάτησεν τοῦ θεμελιωθῆναι τὴν σύνοδον. In MGr the verb survives as θεμελιώνω.

List of Word Forms

εθεμελιώθη εθεμελίωθη εθεμελίωσα εθεμελίωσαν εθεμελιωσας εθεμελίωσας ἐθεμελίωσας εθεμελίωσε εθεμελίωσέ εθεμελίωσεν θεμελιούν θεμελιούσθαι θεμελιών θεμελιώσαι θεμελιώσαντα θεμελιωσει θεμελιώσει θεμελίωσει θεμελίωσις θεμελιώσω θεννουρίμ τεθεμελιωμένην τεθεμελιωμενοι τεθεμελιωμένοι τεθεμελιωμένον τεθεμελίωται τεθεμελιωτο τεθεμελίωτο ethemeliosas ethemeliōsas ethemelíosas ethemelíōsas tethemeliomenoi tethemelioménoi tethemeliōmenoi tethemeliōménoi tethemelioto tethemeliōto tethemelíoto tethemelíōto themeliosei themeliōsei themeliṓsei