Foundation (to lay), Founded

1. themelios or themelion
2. katabole

1. themelioo

themelios or themelion is properly an adjective denoting "belonging to a foundation" (connected with tithemi, "to place"). It is used

1. as a noun, with lithos, "a stone," understood, in Luke_6:48,49; Luke_14:29; Heb_11:10; Rev_21:14,19;
   
2. as a neuter noun in Acts_16:26, and
   
3. metaphorically,
   (a) of "the ministry of the Gospel and the doctrines of the faith," Rom_15:20; 1_Cor_3:10,11,12; Eph_2:20, where the "of" is not subjective (i.e., consisting of the apostles and prophets), but objective, (i.e., laid by the apostles, etc.); so in 2_Tim_2:19, where "the foundation of God" is "the foundation laid by God," -- not the Church (which is not a "foundation"), but Christ Himself, upon whom the saints are built; Heb_6:1;
   (b) "of good works," 1_Tim_6:19.

katabole lit., "a casting down," is used
(a) of "conceiving seed," Heb_11:11;
(b) of "a foundation," as that which is laid down, or in the sense of founding; metaphorically, of "the foundation of the world;" in this respect two phrases are used,

1. "from the foundation of the world," Matt_25:34 (in the most authentic mss. in Matt_13:35 there is no phrase representing "of the world"); Luke_11:50; Heb_4:3; Heb_9:26; Rev_13:8; Rev_17:8;
   
2. "before the foundation of the world," John_17:24; Eph_1:4; 1_Pet_1:20. The latter phrase looks back to the past eternity.

themelioo "to lay a foundation, to found" (akin to themelios_or_themelion), is used
(a) literally, Matt_7:25; Luke_6:48; Heb_1:10;
(b) metaphorically, Eph_3:17, "grounded (in love);" Col_1:23 (ditto, "in the faith"); 1_Pet_5:10, AV, "settle." See GROUND, SETTLE.

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