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G2310θεμέλιοςthemelios

foundationPart of speech: Greek Noun (Masculine or Neuter)

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Occurrences by book

  1. Matthew: 0
  2. Mark: 0
  3. 3
  4. John: 0
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. 1
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 2
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 3

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16 occurrences in 15 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Luke 6:48

    He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

    θεμέλιον themelion “a foundation”

  2. Luke 6:49

    But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

    θεμελίου themeliou “a foundation”

  3. Luke 14:29

    For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,

    θεμέλιον themelion “a foundation”

  4. Acts 16:26

    And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

    θεμέλια themelia “foundations”

  5. Romans 15:20

    Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

    θεμέλιον themelion “foundation”

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:10

    In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.

    θεμέλιον themelion “[the] foundation”

  7. 1 Corinthians 3:11

    For there is no other base for the building but that which has been put down, which is Jesus Christ.

    θεμέλιον themelion “Foundation”

  8. 1 Corinthians 3:12

    But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

    θεμέλιον themelion “foundation”

  9. Ephesians 2:20

    Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

    θεμελίῳ themeliō “foundation”

  10. 1 Timothy 6:19

    Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

    θεμέλιον themelion “a foundation”

  11. 2 Timothy 2:19

    But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

    θεμέλιος themelios “foundation”

  12. Hebrews 6:1

    For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

    θεμέλιον themelion “a foundation”

  13. Hebrews 11:10

    For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.

    θεμελίους themelious “foundations”

  14. Revelation 21:14

    And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

    θεμελίους themelious “foundations”

  15. Revelation 21:19

    The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

    θεμέλιοι themelioi “foundations”θεμέλιος themelios “foundation”