STRONGS NUMBER G2311


Word Summary
themelioō: to lay the foundation of
Original Word: θεμελιόω
Transliteration: themelioō
Phonetic Spelling: (them-el-ee-o'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to lay the foundation of
Meaning: to lay the foundation of
Strong's Concordance
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.

see GREEK themelios

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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.