θεμέλιος themelios · G2310
foundation
θεμέλιος, -ον; (τίθημι), [in LXX for אַרְמוֹן, מוֹסָד, etc. ; ] ; of or for a foundation; as subst., ὁ θ. (sc. λίθος), a foundation stone, foundation: Luk.6:48-49 14:29 (but see Deiss., BS, 123); pl., οἰ θ. (cl.), Heb.11:10 Rev.21:14, 19; neut., τὸ θ. (Arist., Phys., vi, 6, 10, LXX and later writers), Act.16:26; metaphorically, Rom.15:20, 1Co.3:10-12 Eph.2:20, 1Ti.6:19, 2Ti.2:19, Heb.6:1.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
θεμέλῐ-ος, ον, ; of or for the foundation, λίθοι [], ὁ, foundation-stone, []; οἱ θ. ἐκ παντοίων λίθων ὑπόκεινται the foundations, []: also neuter θεμέλιον [], of the foundations of the world, []; ἐκ τῶν θ. from the foundations, []: metaphorically, ἐκθ. ἐσφαλμένοι []; also ἀνεκτίσθη τὸ τεῖχος ἐκ θεμελείων (sic) []; II θεμέλια, τά, buildingsites, []; III substantive, the fourth τόπος,= ἀντιμεσουράνημα, Herm.Trism. in []
Where it's used 16 times
Luke 6:48 · Luke 6:49 · Luke 14:29 · Acts 16:26 · Romans 15:20 · 1 Corinthians 3:10 · 1 Corinthians 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 3:12 · Ephesians 2:20 · 1 Timothy 6:19 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Hebrews 6:1 · Hebrews 11:10 · Revelation 21:14 · Revelation 21:19 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G2310; TFLSJ G2310
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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