Greek verb · G2311
θεμελιόω
themelioothem-el-ee-o'-o
to found
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: themelióō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2311is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2311
to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate
The King James renders it: (lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
themelioo is rendered "to found". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- One of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 7:25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Matthew 7:25τεθεμελίωτο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in five of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- established1
- founded1
- he will establish1
- it had been founded1
- laid the foundation1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| θεμέλιος | themelios | foundation | Uses16 |
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- τεθεμελιωμένοι2
- ἐθεμελίωσας1
- θεμελιώσει1
- τεθεμελίωτο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-RPP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-AAI-2S
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
- verb · pluperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-LPI-3S
Matthew
one use
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- τεθεμελίωτοtethemeliotoverb · pluperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it had been founded
Ephesians
one use
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- τεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliomenoiverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: founded
Colossians
one use
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- τεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliomenoiverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: established
Hebrews
one use
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- ἐθεμελίωσαςethemeliosasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: laid the foundation
1 Peter
one use
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- θεμελιώσειthemelioseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will establish
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.