verb
themeliimō
Greekθεμελιόω (themelioō)
Strong’sG2311
I found, lay the foundation
stem themeli-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θεμελιόω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for יסד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2311 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthem-el-ee-o'-o
to lay a basis for, i.e. (literally) erect, or (figuratively) consolidate
Fromfrom G2310;
King James(lay the) found(- ation), ground, settle.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| themeliatiθεμελιώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | establish | 1× |
| themeliasaἐθεμελίωσας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | laid … foundation | 1× |
| themeliitelēτεθεμελίωτο | had happened · he/she/itpluperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | founded | 1× |
| themeliirētoisτεθεμελιωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine | grounded | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliamō | themeliame | themeliami | themeliama | themeliamē | themeliamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliasō | themeliase | themeliasi | themeliasa1×ἐθεμελίωσας | themeliasē | themeliaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliatō | themeliate | themeliati1×θεμελιώσει | themeliata | themeliatē | themeliatelē |
| we 1st person plural | themelianō | themeliane | themeliani | themeliana | themelianē | themelianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliavō | themeliave | themeliavi | themeliava | themeliavē | themeliavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | themelialō | themeliale | themeliali | themeliala | themelialē | themelialelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliimō | themeliime | themeliimi | themeliima | themeliimē | themeliimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliisō | themeliise | themeliisi | themeliisa | themeliisē | themeliiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliitō | themeliite | themeliiti | themeliita | themeliitē | themeliitelē1×τεθεμελίωτο |
| we 1st person plural | themeliinō | themeliine | themeliini | themeliina | themeliinē | themeliinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliivō | themeliive | themeliivi | themeliiva | themeliivē | themeliivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliilō | themeliile | themeliili | themeliila | themeliilē | themeliilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliameiō | themeliameia | themeliameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliaseiō | themeliaseia | themeliaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliateiō | themeliateia | themeliateiē |
| we 1st person plural | themelianeiō | themelianeia | themelianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliaveiō | themeliaveia | themeliaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | themelialeiō | themelialeia | themelialeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliimeiō | themeliimeia | themeliimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliiseiō | themeliiseia | themeliiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliiteiō | themeliiteia | themeliiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | themeliineiō | themeliineia | themeliineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliiveiō | themeliiveia | themeliiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliileiō | themeliileia | themeliileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | themeliasōr | themeliasar | themeliasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliatōr | themeliatar | themeliatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliavōr | themeliavar | themeliavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | themelialōr | themelialar | themelialēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | themeliisōr | themeliisar | themeliisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliitōr | themeliitar | themeliitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliivōr | themeliivar | themeliivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliilōr | themeliilar | themeliilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliamoiō | themeliamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliasoiō | themeliasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliatoiō | themeliatoia |
| we 1st person plural | themelianoiō | themelianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliavoiō | themeliavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | themelialoiō | themelialoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliimoiō | themeliimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliisoiō | themeliisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliitoiō | themeliitoia |
| we 1st person plural | themeliinoiō | themeliinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliivoiō | themeliivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliiloiō | themeliiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | themeliarō | themeliari | themeliara | themeliarē |
| acted on passive voice | themeliirō | themeliiri | themeliira | themeliirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | themeliarōtos | themeliaritos | themeliaratos | themeliarētos |
| acted on passive voice | themeliirōtos | themeliiritos | themeliiratos | themeliirētos2× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
themeli is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
themeliati“establish”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 5:10“establish”tos de theos pantau chariau, tos kalaratos vin eis tan aiōnian autou doxan en Christo, oligem pascharatoin autos katartizati, stērizati, sthenati, themeliati.And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
themeliasa“laid … foundation”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:10“laid … foundation”kai; Sis kata archain, kurior, tan gēan themeliasa, kai ergeim taiu cheiraiu su alō tois ouranois;And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
themeliitelē“founded”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 7:25“founded”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
themeliirētois“grounded”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 3:17“grounded”katoikara ton Christon dia tau pistiau en tai kardiai vu en agapa; rizirētois kai themeliirētois,so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 1:23“established”ei ge epimenavō ta pistia themeliirētois kai hedraiois kai mē metakinirōtois apo tau elpiau teu euangelieu heu akouava, teu kērussirateu en panta ktisia ta hupo ton ouranon, heu ginema mis Paulos diakonos.if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.