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θεμέλιον καλὸν

Foundation · good

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θεμέλιος G2310 foundation
Pronunciation themélios
Foundation as both literal structural base and metaphorical spiritual ground for faith, doctrine, or character.
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καλός G2570 good
Pronunciation kalós
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What does θεμέλιον καλὸν (themelion kalon) mean in the Bible?

θεμέλιος · καλός is a Greek word meaning "good foundation".

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Meaning

good foundation
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Tim 2:19 · Rev 21:19 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 21:19 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 6:49 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Eph 2:20 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 6:48 · Luke 14:29 · Rom 15:20 · 1 Cor 3:10 · 1 Cor 3:11 · 1 Cor 3:12 · 1 Tim 6:19 · Heb 6:1 8×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Heb 11:10 · Rev 21:14 2×
15 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 3 — God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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