Strong's Greek · G2310
θεμέλιος
themélios
foundation
Definition
something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
from a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.”
“For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
“built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.”
“By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.”
“Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.””
“If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,”
“treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”
“Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.”
“But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!””
“In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).