themelios · foundation

What it means

themelios (θεμέλιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “foundation”.

A foundation stone.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The base something is built on.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• foundation ×12
• foundations ×4

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×3
• Ephesians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×2
• Revelation×3

• Luke 6:48

  he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood came, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

• Luke 6:49

  But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; the river burst against it, and at once it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

• Luke 14:29

  Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to mock him,

• Acts 16:26

  And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

• Romans 15:20

  and so, making it my ambition to announce the good news not where the Messiah was already named, so that I would not build on another’s foundation,

• 1 Corinthians 3:10

  According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take care how he builds on it.

• 1 Corinthians 3:11

  For no one can lay another foundation than the one that is laid, which is Jesus the Messiah.

• 1 Corinthians 3:12

  Now if anyone builds on the foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

• Ephesians 2:20

  built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the Messiah Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

• 1 Timothy 6:19

  storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that is real.

• 2 Timothy 2:19

  Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knew those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

• Hebrews 6:1

  Therefore, leaving behind the elementary word about the Messiah, let us be carried on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of change of mind from dead works and of faith in God,

• Hebrews 11:10

  for he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.

• Revelation 21:14

  And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

• Revelation 21:19

  The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

And 1 more times.