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Strong's G2310 θεμέλιος (themelios)

Themelios means “foundation” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2310 — chadel (“vacant”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2310
Language Greek
Linked Usages 64
Books 29

Strong's G2310 Quick Answer

Strong's G2310 θεμέλιος (themelios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. themelios (them-el'-ee-os) n. 1. something put down, i.e. a substructure (of a building, etc.) {literally or figuratively} It has 64 linked Bible usages across 29 books. Visible English usage signals include foundation, foundations, build, and buildeth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
themelios (them-el'-ee-os) n. 1. something put down, i.e. a substructure (of a building, etc.) {literally or figuratively}
Usage
64 linked usages
Books
29 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
foundation, foundations, build, and buildeth

Meaning and Definition

themelios (them-el'-ee-os) n. 1. something put down, i.e. a substructure (of a building, etc.) {literally or figuratively} [from a derivative of G5087] KJV: foundation Root(s): G5087

Original Word
θεμέλιος
Transliteration
themelios
Derivation
Root: τίθημι R1: 5087
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2310. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

foundation

Usage: θεμέλιος, -ον (τίθημι), [in LXX for אַרְמוֹן, מוֹסָד, etc. ;] of or for a foundation; as subst., ὁ θ. (sc. λίθος), a foundation stone, foundation: Luk.6:48-49 14:29 (but see Deiss., BS, 123); pl., οἰ θ. (cl.), Heb.11:10 Rev.21:14, 19; neut., τὸ θ. (Arist., Phys., vi, 6, 10, LXX and later writers), Act.16:26; metaphorically, Rom.15:20, 1Co.3:10-12 Eph.2:20, 1Ti.6:19, 2Ti.2:19, Heb.6:1.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2310 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render themelios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

foundation Luke 6:48 foundations Acts 16:26 build Romans 15:20 buildeth 1 Corinthians 3:10

How Strong's G2310 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 41 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2310 (θεμέλιος) appears 50 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2310 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2310 in the New Testament

15 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 6:48 KJV

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Luke 6:49 KJV

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Luke 14:29 KJV

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

Strong's G2310 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 32:22 Septuagint / Brenton

For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, It shall burn to hell below; It shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; It shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

2 Kingdoms 22:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And the earth was troubled and quaked, And the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, Because the Lord was wroth with them.

2 Kingdoms 22:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And the channels of the sea were seen, And the foundations of the world were discovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his anger.

Strong's G2310 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 6:19 Septuagint / Brenton

with commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in that place.

Wisdom of Solomon 4:19 Septuagint / Brenton

For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; And he shall shake them from the foundation; And they shall be utterly laid waste, And be in sorrow; And their memorial shall perish.

Strong's G2310 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 18:1 Septuagint / Brenton

I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation

Usage Excerpts

First 64 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2310.

Deuteronomy 32:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, It shall burn to hell below; It shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; It shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
2 Kingdoms 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earth was troubled and quaked, And the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, Because the Lord was wroth with them.
2 Kingdoms 22:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the channels of the sea were seen, And the foundations of the world were discovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of his anger.
3 Kingdoms 7:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All these were of costly stones, sculptured at intervals within even from the foundation even to the top, and outward to the great court,
4 Kingdoms 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made a base for the throne in the house of the Lord, and he turned the king’s entrance without in the house of the Lord because of the king of the Assyrians.
Ezra 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Ezra 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
Job 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who shakes the earth under heaven from its foundations, And its pillars totter.
Job 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Anger has possessed thee: For what if thou shouldest die; would the earth under heaven be desolate? Or shall the mountains be overthrown from their foundations?
Job 22:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who were seized before their time: Their foundations are as an overflowing stream.
Psalms 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the earth shook and quaked, And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, And were shaken, because God was angry with them.
Psalms 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the springs of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were exposed, At thy rebuke, O Lord, At the blasting of the breath of thy wrath.
Psalms 81:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They know not, nor understand; They walk on in darkness: All the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.
Psalms 136:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; Who said, Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations.
Proverbs 8:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Isaiah 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
to come from a land afar off, from the utmost foundation of heaven; the Lord and his warriors are coming to destroy all the world.
Isaiah 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the heaven shall be enraged, and the earth shall be shaken from her foundation, because of the fierce anger of the Lord of hosts, in the day in which his wrath shall come on.
Isaiah 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now thou shalt go down to hell, even to the foundations of the earth.
Isaiah 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,
Isaiah 25:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou hast made cities a heap, even cities made strong that their foundations should not fall: the city of ungodly men shall not be built forever.
Isaiah 28:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
therefore thus saith the Lord, even the Lord, Behold, I lay for the foundations of Zion a costly stone, a choice, a cornerstone, a precious stone, for its foundations; and he that believes on him shall by no means be ashamed.
Isaiah 40:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will ye not know? will ye not hear? has it not been told you of old? Have ye not known the foundations of the earth?
Isaiah 44:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice, ye heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, ye foundations of the earth: ye mountains, shout with joy, ye hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
Isaiah 54:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Afflicted and outcast thou hast not been comforted: behold, I will prepare carbuncle for thy stones, and sapphire for thy foundations;
Isaiah 58:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thy old waste desert places shall be built up, and thy foundations shall last through all generations; and thou shalt be called a repairer of breaches, and thou shalt cause thy paths between to be in peace.
Jeremiah 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rise, and let us go up against her by night, and destroy her foundations.
Jeremiah 28:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not take from thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for a foundation: for thou shalt be a desolation forever, saith the Lord.
Lamentations 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord has accomplished his wrath; He has poured out his fierce anger, And has kindled a fire in Zion, And it has devoured her foundations.
Ezekiel 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will break down the wall which ye have plastered, and it shall fall; and I will lay it on the ground, and its foundations shall be discovered, and it shall fall; and ye shall be consumed with rebukes: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 30:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a sword shall come upon the Egyptians, and there shall be tumult in Ethiopia, and in Egypt men shall fall down slain together, and her foundations shall fall.
Hosea 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel has forgotten him that made him, and they have built fanes, and Judah has multiplied walled cities: but I will send fire on his cities, and it shall devour their foundations.
Amos 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the foundations of the son of Hadad.
Amos 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Gaza, and it shall devour its foundations.
Amos 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send forth a fire on the walls of Tyre, and it shall devour the foundations of it.
Amos 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send forth a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the foundations of her walls.
Amos 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will kindle a fire on the walls of Rabbah, and it shall devour her foundations with shouting in the day of war, and she shall be shaken in the days of her destruction:
Amos 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will send forth a fire on Moab, and it shall devour the foundations of its cities: and Moab shall perish in weakness, with a shout, and with the sound of a trumpet.
Amos 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will send a fire on Judah, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.
Micah 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore I will make Samaria as a storehouse of the fruits of the field, and as a planting of a vineyard: and I will utterly demolish her stones, and I will expose her foundations.
Micah 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear ye, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and ye valleys even the foundations of the earth: for the Lord has a controversy with his people, and will plead with Israel.
Nahum 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the enemy shall be laid bare even to the foundation, and shall be devoured as twisted yew, and as stubble fully dry.
Luke 6:48 New Testament, KJV
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luke 6:49 New Testament, KJV
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Luke 14:29 New Testament, KJV
Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Acts 16:26 New Testament, KJV
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
Romans 15:20 New Testament, KJV
Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
1 Corinthians 3:10 New Testament, KJV
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1 Corinthians 3:11 New Testament, KJV
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Ephesians 2:20 New Testament, KJV
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
1 Timothy 6:19 New Testament, KJV
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
2 Timothy 2:19 New Testament, KJV
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Hebrews 6:1 New Testament, KJV
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Hebrews 11:10 New Testament, KJV
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Revelation 21:14 New Testament, KJV
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:19 New Testament, KJV
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
1 Esdras 6:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
with commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in that place.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; And he shall shake them from the foundation; And they shall be utterly laid waste, And be in sorrow; And their memorial shall perish.
Wisdom of Sirach 1:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And she shall continue with their seed.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; But the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations.
Wisdom of Sirach 10:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, And destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The mountains also and foundations of the earth Shall be shaken with trembling, when he looketh upon them.
Wisdom of Sirach 50:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He stretched out his hand to the cup, And poured of the blood of the grape, He poured out at the foot of the altar A sweet-smelling savor unto the most high King of all.
1 Enoch 18:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2310, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2310 FAQ

What does themelios (θεμέλιος) mean?

Themelios (Strong's G2310) is a Greek word most simply glossed "foundation". themelios (them-el'-ee-os) n. 1. something put down, i.e. a substructure (of a building, etc.) {literally or figuratively}

How many times is themelios (θεμέλιος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 64 linked usages for Strong's G2310 across 29 books.

Where can I study themelios (θεμέλιος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2310 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate themelios (θεμέλιος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as foundation, foundations, build, and buildeth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2310 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 41 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2310, with linked reader references where each row is available.