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Lexicon :: Strong's G2311 - themelioō

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θεμελιόω
Transliteration
themelioō (Key)
Pronunciation
them-el-ee-o'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:63,322

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

θεμελιόω themelióō, them-el-ee-o'-o; from G2310; to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate:—(lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2311 in the following manner: found (2x), ground (2x), lay the foundation (1x), settle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2311 in the following manner: found (2x), ground (2x), lay the foundation (1x), settle (1x).
  1. to lay the foundation, to found

  2. to make stable, establish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θεμελιόω themelióō, them-el-ee-o'-o; from G2310; to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate:—(lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.
STRONGS G2311:
θεμελιόω: future θεμελιώσω; 1 aorist ἐθεμελίωσα; passive, perfect participle τεθεμελιωμένος; 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]); Sept. for יָסַד; [from Xenophon down]; to lay the foundation, to found: properly, τὴν γῆν, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 (Ps. 102:26) Proverbs 3:19; Isaiah 48:13, others); τὶ ἐπί τι, 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 (Ephesians 3:18); Colossians 1:23.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
102:26
Proverbs
3:19
Isaiah
48:13
Matthew
7:25; 7:25
Luke
6:48; 6:48
Ephesians
3:17; 3:18
Colossians
1:23
Hebrews
1:10
1 Peter
5:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2311 matches the Greek θεμελιόω (themelioō),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 -

Then Joshua made them swear an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before Yahweh is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:1 -

Now it happened 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 which is the second month, that he [fn]began to build the house of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:10 -

And the foundation was of precious stones, even large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:34 - In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho; he laid its foundations with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Yahweh, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:16 -

Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out [fn]from the day of the foundation of the house of Yahweh, and until it was completed. So the house of Yahweh was finished.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:7 - In the third month they began to [fn]make the heaps, and completed them by the seventh month.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:6 - From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh, but the foundation of the temple of Yahweh had not been laid.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 -

So the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh. Then [fn]the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Yahweh according to the [fn]directions of King David of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:11 - And they sang, praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever upon Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised Yahweh because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:12 - Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house of Yahweh, were weeping with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many in loud shouts with gladness were raising their voice,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:9 - For on the first of the first month [fn]he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, because the good hand of his God was upon him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:4 -

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell Me, if you know understanding,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:3 -

When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which You have established;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:2 -

For He has founded it upon the seas

And established it upon the rivers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:8 -

As we have heard, so have we seen

In the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God;

God will establish her forever. [fn]Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:69 -

And He built His sanctuary like the heights,

Like the earth which He has founded forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:1 -

Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5 -

But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;

And the Most High Himself will establish her.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11 -

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;

The world and its fullness, You have founded them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:25 -

“Of old You founded the earth,

And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:5 -

He founded the earth upon its place,

So that it will not [fn]shake forever and ever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:8 -

The mountains went up; the valleys went down

To the place which You founded for them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:90 -

Your faithfulness endures [fn]from generation to generation;

You established the earth, and it stands.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152 -

Of old I have known from Your testimonies

That You have founded them forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:19 -

Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth,

By discernment He established the heavens.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:23 -

“From everlasting I was [fn]installed,

From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:19 -

A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,

And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:15 -

“His legs are pillars of marble

Set on bases of fine gold;

His appearance is like Lebanon

Choice as the cedars.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:32 -

“How then will one answer the messengers of the nation?

That Yahweh has founded Zion,

And the afflicted of His people will take refuge in it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:28 -

It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd!

And all My good pleasure he will complete.’

And saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’

And of the temple, ‘[fn]Your foundation will be laid.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:13 -

“Also, My hand founded the earth,

And My right hand spread out the heavens;

When I call to them, they stand together.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:13 -

That you have forgotten Yahweh your Maker,

Who stretched out the heavens

And laid the foundations of the earth,

That you tremble in dread continually all day long because of the wrath of the one who brings distress,

As he makes ready to bring ruin?

But where is the wrath of the one who brings distress?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 - “I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to [fn]establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 -

The One who builds His [fn]upper chambers in the heavens

And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth;

The One who calls for the waters of the sea

And pours them out on the face of the earth;

Yahweh is His name.

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:18 - ‘Oh set your heart to consider from this day [fn]onward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month; from the day when the temple of Yahweh was founded, set your heart to consider:
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:9 - “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to [fn]you.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:9 -

“Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Let your hands be strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of hosts was laid, to the end that the temple might be built.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:1 -

The oracle of the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

Thus declares Yahweh who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him,

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