Lexical Definition
θεμέλιος themélios (them-el'-ee-os) foundation G:N-M/N
from a derivative of τίθημι
foundation.
- something put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
θεμέλιος, -ον (< τίθημι), [in LXX for אַרְמוֹן, מוֹסָד, etc.;]
of or for a foundation; as subst., ὁ θ. (sc. λίθος), a foundation stone, foundation: Lk 6:48, 49 14:29 (but v. Deiss., BS, 123); pl., οἰ θ. (cl.), He 11:10, Re 21:14, 19; neut., τὸ θ. (Arist., Phys., vi, 6, 10, LXX and later writers), Ac 16:26; metaph., Ro 15:20, I Co 3:10-12, Eph 2:20, I Ti 6:19, II Ti 2:19, He 6:1.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 6:48 · 6:49 · 14:29 |
| Acts | 16:26 |
| Romans | 15:20 |
| 1 Corinthians | 3:10 |
| Ephesians | 2:20 |
| 1 Timothy | 6:19 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:19 |
| Hebrews | 6:1 · 11:10 |
| Revelation | 21:14 · 21:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
θεμέλιος-ος, ον,
of or for the foundation, λίθοι [Refs 5th c.BC+], ὁ, foundation-stone, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ θ. ἐκ παντοίων λίθων ὑπόκεινται the foundations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also neuter θεμέλιον [Refs 4th c.BC+], of the foundations of the world, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τῶν θ. from the foundations, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, ἐκθ. ἐσφαλμένοι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; also ἀνεκτίσθη τὸ τεῖχος ἐκ θεμελείων (sic) [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II θεμέλια, τά, buildingsites, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III substantive, the fourth τόπος,= ἀντιμεσουράνημα, Herm.Trism. in [Refs]