verb
themeliomō
Strong’sG2311
I found, lay the foundation
stem themeli-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to lay the foundation of, found firmly, πύργους.. φοίνιξι θεμελιώσας NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, have the foundations laid, Refs 1st c.BC+; ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν NT+1st c.BC+; ἐν ἀγάπῃ τεθ. NT
II destroy utterly, in passive, -ωθέντα (θεμειλωθ- codex)· ἐκ ῥιζῶν ἀρθέντα, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| themeliotelēτεθεμελίωτο | had happened · he/she/itpluperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | founded | 1× |
| themeliorēntoisτεθεμελιωμένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle or 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 140, 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliomō | themeliome | themeliomē | themeliomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliosō | themeliose | themeliosē | themelioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliotō | themeliote | themeliotē | themeliotelē1×τεθεμελίωτο |
| we 1st person plural | themelionō | themelione | themelionē | themelionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliovō | themeliove | themeliovē | themeliovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliolō | themeliole | themeliolē | themeliolelē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliomeiō | themeliomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | themelioseiō | themelioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themelioteiō | themelioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | themelioneiō | themelioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | themelioveiō | themelioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | themelioleiō | themelioleiē |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | themeliosōr | themeliosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliotōr | themeliotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliovōr | themeliovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | themeliolōr | themeliolēr |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | themeliomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | themeliosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | themeliotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | themelionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | themeliovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | themelioloiō |
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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | themeliorō | themeliorē |
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 | themeliarōntos | themeliarintos | themeliarantos | themeliarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | themeliorōntos | themeliorēntos2× |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
themeliati“establish”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 5:10… oligem pascharantoin autos katartizati, stērizati, sthenati, themeliati.… you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
themeliasa“laid … foundation”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:10… Sis kata archain, kurior, tan gēan themeliasa, kai ergeim taiu cheiraiu su alō …… In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and …
themeliotelē“founded”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 7:25“founded”… ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliotelē gar epi tan petran.… beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
themeliorēntois“grounded”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
Ephesians 3:17… kardiai vu en agapa; rizorēntois kai themeliorēntois,… faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Colossians 1:23ei ge epimenavō ta pistia themeliorēntois kai hedraiois kai mē metakinorōntois apo …… indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the …