To found
θεμελιόωStrong’s G2311themelioō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Themelioō is the Greek word usually translated “it had been founded”, “founded” and “established”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”
Meaning
Usually translated “it had been founded”, “founded” and “established”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it had been founded 1
- founded 1
- established 1
- laid the foundation 1
- he will establish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Ephesians 1
- Colossians 1
- Hebrews 1
- 1 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ephesians 3:17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
- Hebrews 1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- 1 Peter 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Greek dictionary
θεμελιόω themelioō · to found
θεμελιόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for יָסַד ;] to lay the foundation of, to found: with accusative, τ. γῆν, Heb.1:10 (LXX); pass., Mat.7:25, Luk.6:48; metaphorically, 1Pe.5:10 (R, mg., settle); pass., Eph.3:18, Col.1:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “found” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOUND, verb transitive
[Latin fundo, fundare; Heb. to build, that is, to set, found erect.]
- To lay the basis of any thing; to set, or place, as on something solid for support.“It fell not, for it was founded on a rock” Matthew 7:25
- To begin and build; to lay the foundation, and raise a superstructure; as, to found a city.
- To set or place; to establish, as on something solid or durable; as, to found a government on principles of liberty.
- To begin; to form or lay the basis; as, to found a college or a library.
All definitions and other forms of “found”
- To give birth to; to originate; as, to found an art or a family.
- To set; to place; to establish on a basis.
- To fix firmly.
FOUND, verb transitive
[Latin fundo, fudi, fusum.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.