Strong's Greek: 2311. θεμελιόω (themelioó) -- to lay the foundation of

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Lexicon

themelioó: to lay the foundation of

Original Word: θεμελιόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: themelioó
Phonetic Spelling: (them-el-ee-o'-o)
Short Definition: I found, lay the foundation
Definition: I found, lay the foundation (lit. and met.).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from themelios
Definition
to lay the foundation of
NASB Translation
establish (1), firmly established (1), founded (1), grounded (1), laid the foundation (1).

Thayer's

STRONGS NT 2311: θεμελιόω

θεμελιόω: future θεμελιώσω; 1 aorist ἐθεμελίωσα; passive, perfect participle τεθεμελιωμενος; 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)); the Sept. for יָסַד; (from Xenophon down); to lay the foundation, to found: properly, τήν γῆν, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 () Proverbs 3:19; Isaiah 48:13, others); τί ἐπί τί, 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 (18); Colossians 1:23.

Strong's

lay the foundation, ground, settle.

From themelios; to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate -- (lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.

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