θεμελιόω
themelióō · G2311 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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to lay a foundation, to found something upon
To lay or construct a foundation
ExamplesMatthew 7:25 “And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
Hebrews 1:10 And, “YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
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to provide a basis for, to provide a foundation for, to cause to be steadfast in
To provide a firm basis for belief or practice
ExamplesEphesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
1 Peter 5:10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 3 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- Not stated (participle) 2
- σύyou 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γῆearth 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- ἐνin+ ἀγάπηlove 1
- ἐπίon+ πέτραrock 1
- κατάaccording to, against, down+ ἀρχήbeginning, ruler 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- יָסַד yâçad · H3245 · to lay the foundations, to establish
- Greek θεμελιόω and Hebrew יָסַד both denote the act of laying a foundation or establishing something on a firm basis, used literally for construction and figuratively for institution or consolidation; the Hebrew term has slightly broader semantic range including counseling/instruction senses, but the core foundation-laying sense is directly equivalent across both languages.
- כּוּן kûwn · H3559 · to be in place, to put in place, to establish
- כּוּן (kûwn, H3559) כּוּן encompasses the broader Hebrew concept of establishing/making firm (used for physical foundations, preparations, and abstract establishment), while θεμελιόω (themelióō, G2311) θεμελιόω specifically denotes the act of laying a foundation (literal architectural base or figurative consolidation), representing the Greek term's more specialized foundational semantics within the overlapping establishment domain.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To provide a basis for, to provide a foundation for, to cause to be steadfast in31.94
- In Colossians 1:23, believers are described as continuing “in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel,” using this verb for being given a secure basis of confidence.
- To lay a foundation, to found something upon7.42
- In Matthew 7:25, of the wise builder's house it is written, “it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock,” using this verb for the literal laying of a building's foundation.
Word family 49 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : future θεμελιώσω; 1 aorist ἐθεμελίωσα; passive, perfect participle τεθεμελιωμενος;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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