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Lexicon :: Strong's G2310 - themelios

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θεμέλιος
Transliteration
themelios (Key)
Pronunciation
them-el'-ee-os
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Part of Speech
noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of τίθημι (G5087)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:63,322

Strong’s Definitions

θεμέλιος themélios, them-el'-ee-os; from a derivative of G5087; something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively):—foundation.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G2310 in the following manner: foundation (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G2310 in the following manner: foundation (16x).
  1. laid down as a foundation, the foundation (of a building, wall, city)

  2. metaph. the foundations, beginnings, first principles

    1. of institution or system of truth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θεμέλιος themélios, them-el'-ee-os; from a derivative of G5087; something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively):—foundation.
STRONGS G2310:
θεμέλιος, θεμέλιον (θέμα (i. e. thing laid down)), laid down as a foundation, belonging to a foundation (Diodorus 5, 66; θεμέλιοι λίθοι, Aristophanes av. 1137); generally as a substantive, θεμέλιος (namely, λίθος) (1 Corinthians 3:11; 2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 21:19), and τό θεμέλιον (rarely so in Greek writings, as (Aristotle, phys. auscult. 2, 9, p. 200a, 4); Pausanias, 8, 32, 1; (others)), the foundation (of a building, wall, city): properly, Luke 6:49; τιθέναι θεμέλιον, Luke 6:48; Luke 14:29; plural οἱ θεμέλιοι (chiefly so in Greek writings), Hebrews 11:10; Revelation 21:14, 19; neuter τό θεμέλια, Acts 16:26 (and often in the Sept.); metaphorically, the foundations, beginnings, first principles, of an institution or system of truth: 1 Corinthians 3:10, 12; the rudiments, first principles, of Christian life and knowledge, Hebrews 6:1 (μετανοίας genitive of apposition (Winer's Grammar, 531 (494))); a course of instruction begun by a teacher, Romans 15:20; Christ is called the θεμέλιος, i. e. faith in him, which is like a foundation laid in the soul on which is built up the fuller and richer knowledge of saving truth, 1 Corinthians 3:11; τῶν ἀποστόλων (genitive of apposition, on account of what follows: ὄντος... Χριστοῦ (others say genitive of origin, see ἐποικοδομέω; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1; Meyer or Ellicott at the passage)), of the apostles as preachers of salvation, upon which foundation the Christian church has been built, Ephesians 2:20; a solid and stable spiritual possession, on which resting as on a foundation they may strive to lay hold on eternal life, 1 Timothy 6:19; the church is apparently called θεμέλιος as the foundation of the 'city of God,' 2 Timothy 2:19, cf. 2 Timothy 2:20 and 1 Timothy 3:15. (the Sept. several times also for אַרְמון, a palace, Isaiah 25:2; Jeremiah 6:5; Amos 1:4, etc.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
25:2
Jeremiah
6:5
Amos
1:4
Luke
6:48; 6:49; 14:29
Acts
16:26
Romans
15:20
1 Corinthians
3:10; 3:11; 3:11; 3:12
Ephesians
2:20
1 Timothy
3:15; 6:19
2 Timothy
2:19; 2:19; 2:20
Hebrews
6:1; 11:10
Revelation
21:14; 21:19; 21:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2310 matches the Greek θεμέλιος (themelios),
which occurs 43 times in 42 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 -

For a fire has flared in My anger,

And it burns to the lowest part of [fn]Sheol,

And devours the earth with its yield,

And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:8 -

“Then the earth shook and quaked,

The foundations of heaven were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:16 -

“Then the channels of the sea appeared,

The foundations of the world were exposed

By the rebuke of the LORD,

From the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:1 -

Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, that is, the second month, that he [fn]began to build the house of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:9 -

All of these were made of valuable stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the [fn]coping, and from the outside to the large courtyard.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:18 - And the covered way for the Sabbath which they had built in the house, and the outer entry of the king, he removed from the house of the LORD because of the king of Assyria.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city and are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - ‘Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:6 -

It is He who shakes the earth from its place,

And its pillars tremble;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:4 -

[fn]You who tear yourself in your anger

Should the earth be abandoned for your sake,

Or the rock moved from its place?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:16 -

Who were snatched away before their time,

Whose foundations were [fn]washed away by a river?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:7 -

Then the earth shook and quaked;

And the foundations of the mountains were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:15 -

Then the channels of water appeared,

And the foundations of the world were exposed

By Your rebuke, LORD,

At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:5 -

They do not know nor do they understand;

They walk around in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:7 -

Remember, LORD, against the sons of Edom

The day of Jerusalem,

Those who said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare

To its foundation!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:29 -

When He set a boundary for the sea

So that the water would not violate His [fn]command,

When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:5 -

They are coming from a distant country,

From the [fn]farthest horizons,

The LORD and the weapons of His indignation,

To destroy the whole land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:13 -

Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,

And the earth will be shaken from its place

At the fury of the LORD of armies

In the day of His burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:15 -

“Nevertheless you will be brought down to Sheol,

To the recesses of the pit.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 -

Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit,

And the one who [fn]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;

For the windows [fn]above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:2 -

For You have turned a city into a heap,

A fortified city into a ruin;

A palace of strangers is no longer a city,

It will never be rebuilt.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 -

Therefore this is what the Lord [fn]GOD says:

“Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone,

A precious cornerstone for the foundation, [fn]firmly placed.

The one who believes in it will not be [fn]disturbed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:21 -

Do you not know? Have you not heard?

Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?

Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:23 -

Shout for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done it!

Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;

Break into a shout of jubilation, you mountains,

Forest, and every tree in it;

For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,

And in Israel He shows His glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 -

“Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,

Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,

And I will lay your foundations with [fn]sapphires.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:12 -

“Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins;

You will raise up the age-old foundations;

And you will be called the repairer of the breach,

The restorer of the [fn]streets in which to dwell.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:5 -

‘Arise, and let’s [fn]attack by night

And destroy her [fn]palaces!’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:26 -

“They will not take from you even a stone for a corner

Nor a stone for foundations,

But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:11 -

The LORD has expended His wrath,

He has poured out His fierce anger;

And He has kindled a fire in Zion,

And it has consumed its foundations.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and hurl it down to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed; and when it falls, you will perish in its midst. And you will know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:4 -

“A sword will come upon Egypt,

And there will be trembling in [fn]Cush;

When the slain fall in Egypt,

They will take away her [fn]wealth,

And her foundations will be torn down.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:14 -

For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;

And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,

But I will send a fire on its cities, and it will consume its palatial buildings.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:4 -

“So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,

And it will consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:7 -

“So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza

And it will consume her citadels.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:10 -

“So I will send fire on the wall of Tyre,

And it will consume her citadels.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:12 -

“So I will send fire upon Teman

And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 -

“So I will kindle a fire on the wall of Rabbah,

And it will consume her citadels

Amid [fn]war cries on the day of battle,

And amid a storm on the day of tempest.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:2 -

“So I will send fire upon Moab

And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth;

And Moab will die amid the panic of battle,

Amid war cries and the sound of a trumpet.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:5 -

“So I will send fire upon Judah,

And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:6 -

For I will make Samaria a heap of ruins [fn]in the open country,

Planting places for a vineyard.

I will hurl her stones down into the valley,

And lay bare her foundations.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:2 -

“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment by the LORD,

And you enduring foundations of the earth,

Because the LORD has a case against His people;

And He will dispute with Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:10 -

Like tangled thorns,

And like those who are drunken with their drink,

They are consumed

Like stubble completely dried up.

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