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Koine Greek wordlink #128061

SR GNT Eph 1:4 καταβολῆς (katabolaʸs) ‘in him before the foundation of the world to_be us’ Strongs=26020 Lemma=katabolē
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (9) of identical word form καταβολῆς (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘καταβολῆς’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘the foundation’.

Yhn (Jhn) 17:24 ‘you loved me before the foundation of the world’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 17:24 word 34

OET-LV: 24 father, I _am _wanting those whom you _have _given to _me, in _order _that where am I, also _those may _be with me, in _order _that they _may _be _observing the my the glory, that you _gave to _me, because you _loved me before the_foundation of_the_world. (JHN_17:24)

OET-RV: 24 Father, I want those that you’ve given me to be with me wherever I am so that they’ll be able to see my greatness—the greatness that you gave me because you loved me even before the creation of the world. (JHN 17:24)

Mat 13:35 ‘I will_be uttering things having_been hidden from the foundation of the world’ SR GNT Mat 13:35 word 19

OET-LV: 35 so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken by the prophet saying: I _will _be _opening _up the mouth of _me in parables, I _will _be _uttering things having _been _hidden from the_foundation of_the_world. (MAT_13:35)

OET-RV: 35 so that that what had been written by the prophet would be fulfilled:
⇔ ‘I will be saying things that have been hidden since the creation of the world.’ (MAT 13:35)

Mat 25:34 ‘for you_all kingdom from the foundation of the world’ SR GNT Mat 25:34 word 22

OET-LV: 34 Then the king will _be _saying to _the ones on the_right of _him: Come you _all having _been _blessed of _the father of _me, inherit the kingdom having _been _prepared for _you _all from the_foundation of_the_world. (MAT_25:34)

OET-RV: 34 and the king will say to the sheep on his right, ‘Come all of you who’ve been blessed by my father. Now you’ll inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you since the creation of the world (MAT 25:34)

Luke 11:50 ‘prophets being poured_out from the foundation of the world from generation’ SR GNT Luke 11:50 word 12

OET-LV: 50 in _order _that the blood of _all the prophets, which being _poured _out from the_foundation of_the_world may _be _sought _out, from the this generation, (LUK_11:50)

OET-RV: 50 so that the blood of those prophets which was spilt from the creation of the world onwards would then be charged to this generation. (LUK 11:50)

Heb 4:3 ‘his works from the foundation of the world having_been become’ SR GNT Heb 4:3 word 28

OET-LV: 3 for/because we _are _coming _in into the_rest, the ones having _believed, as he _has _said: As I _swore in the severe _anger of _me: Never they _will _be _coming _in into the rest of _me, and _yet his works from the_foundation of_the_world having _been _become. (HEB_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 So those of us who believed are entering that rest, as he said:
⇔ ‘As I promised in my severe anger,
⇔ They will never enter into my rest.’
§ And yet he’s had it ready since the creation of the world. (HEB 4:3)

Heb 9:26 ‘often to suffer from the foundation of the world right_now but’ SR GNT Heb 9:26 word 7

OET-LV: 26 otherwise it _was _fitting him often to _suffer from the_foundation of_the_world. But right _now once in the_completion of _the ages, because/for the_annulment of _sin by the sacrifice of _him he _has _been _revealed. (HEB_9:26)

OET-RV: 26 otherwise he would have needed to suffer over and over since the creation of the world. Instead he appeared just once throughout all the ages because sin has been annulled by his sacrifice. (HEB 9:26)

1 Pet 1:20 ‘having_been foreknown on_one_hand before the foundation of the world having_been revealed on_the_other_hand’ SR GNT 1 Pet 1:20 word 6

OET-LV: 20 having _been _foreknown on _one _hand before the_foundation of_the_world, on _the _other _hand having _been _revealed in the_last the times because _of you _all, (PE1_1:20)

OET-RV: 20 He’d been known before the world was created, yet he was only recently revealed for the sake of you chosen people (PE1 1:20)

Rev 13:8 ‘lamb having_been slain from the foundation of the earth’ SR GNT Rev 13:8 word 34

OET-LV: 8 And will _be _prostrating it all the ones dwelling on the earth, whom not has _been _written the name of _him in scroll of_ the _life of _the lamb, which having _been _slain from the_foundation of_the_earth. (REV_13:8)

OET-RV: 8 All the people living on the earth will worship it—all of those whose names have never been written in the lamb’s book of life since the creation of the world—the lamb who was slaughtered. (REV 13:8)

Rev 17:8 ‘scroll of life from the foundation of the earth seeing the’ SR GNT Rev 17:8 word 42

OET-LV: 8 The wild _animal that you _saw was, and not is, and is _going to _be _going _up out _of the abyss, and into destruction to _be _going. And will _be _marvelling the ones dwelling on the earth, whose not has _been _written the names in the scroll of_ the _life from the_foundation of_the_earth, seeing the wild _animal, that it _was and not is and _yet will _be _being _present. (REV_17:8)

OET-RV: 8 The wild animal that you saw used to be here and isn’t anymore but is about to come up from the abyss. Then it’s going to destruction, and the ones living on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will wonder, seeing the creature that used to be here and isn’t anymore but will come back. (REV 17:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘katabolē’ have 2 different glosses: ‘the conception’, ‘the foundation’.

Greek words (13) other than καταβολῆς (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘foundation’

Have 13 other words (θεμέλιον, θεμέλιον, θεμελίῳ, θεμέλιον, θεμέλιος, θεμέλιον, θεμέλιον, θεμέλιος, θεμέλιον, θεμελίου, θεμέλιον, θεμέλιον, ἑδραίωμα) with 2 lemmas altogether (hedraiōma, themelios)

LUKE 6:48 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘deepened and laid a foundation on the rock’ SR GNT Luke 6:48 word 12

OET-LV: 48 he _is similar to_a_man building a_house, who dug and deepened and laid a_foundation on the rock, and having _become flood the flood dashed _against to_ the that _house, and it _was_ not _able to _shake it, because _of the thing to _have _built it well. (LUK_6:48)

OET-RV: 48 That person is like a man building a house. He dug and drilled and laid a foundation on the rock, and then when there was a flood that dashed against that house, it didn’t shake it because it was built well. (LUK 6:48)

LUKE 6:49 θεμελίου (themeliou) N-GMS Lemma=themelios ‘the ground without a foundation to which dashed_against the’ SR GNT Luke 6:49 word 18

OET-LV: 49 But the one having _heard and not having _done, is similar to_a_man having _built a_house on the ground without a_foundation, to _which dashed _against the flood and immediately it _fell _in, and the burst of_ the that _house became great. (LUK_6:49)

OET-RV: 49 But the person who listens but doesn’t put the message into practice is like a man that just built his house on the ground with no foundation, and when the flood dashed against it, the house immediately collapsed and broke into many pieces.” (LUK 6:49)

LUKE 14:29 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘lest having laid of it a foundation and not being_able’ SR GNT Luke 14:29 word 6

OET-LV: 29 In _order _that lest having _laid a_foundation of _it and not being _able to _finish it, all which observing it may _begin to _be _mocking at _him (LUK_14:29)

OET-RV: 29 Otherwise you might lay the foundation and not be able to finish it. Then everyone watching might begin to mock (LUK 14:29)

ROM 15:20 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘not on anothers foundation I may_be building’ SR GNT Rom 15:20 word 15

OET-LV: 20 and thus being _ambitious to _be _good _message _preaching, not where was _named chosen _one /messiah, in _order _that not on anothers foundation I _may _be _building, (ROM_15:20)

OET-RV: 20 I was enthusiastic to be preaching the good message wherever Messiah wasn’t known about so that I wouldn’t be building on other’s foundations, (ROM 15:20)

1 COR 3:10 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘as a wise architect the foundation I laid another but’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:10 word 12

OET-LV: 10 According _to the grace of_ the _god which having _been _given to _me, as a_wise architect the_foundation I _laid, but another is _building _on it. But each let _be _seeing, how he _is _building _on. (CO1_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 Using the gifts that God has given me as a wise master-builder, I laid down a foundation and then someone else is building on it. But they need to take care about how they build on it (CO1 3:10)

1 COR 3:11 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘foundation for another no_one’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:11 word 1

OET-LV: 11 For/Because foundation another no _one is _able to _lay, beside the one lying, which is Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah. (CO1_3:11)

OET-RV: 11 because no one can lay a different foundation than the one already laid down, and that foundation is Yeshua Messiah. (CO1 3:11)

1 COR 3:12 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘is building_on on the foundation gold silver stones’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 And if anyone is _building _on on the foundation gold, silver, stones precious, wood, grass, straw, (CO1_3:12)

OET-RV: 12 Now if anyone builds on top of the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, (CO1 3:12)

EPH 2:20 θεμελίῳ (themeliōi) N-DMS Lemma=themelios ‘having_been built_up on the foundation of the ambassadors and’ SR GNT Eph 2:20 word 4

OET-LV: 20 having _been _built _up on the foundation of _the ambassadors and prophets, chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) himself being the_cornerstone, (EPH_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 which has been founded on the teaching of the missionaries and prophets. The cornerstone of this building is Yeshua the messiah. (EPH 2:20)

1 TIM 3:15 ἑδραίωμα (hedraiōma) N-NNS Lemma=hedraiōma ‘the living the pillar and foundation of the truth’ SR GNT 1 Tim 3:15 word 21

OET-LV: 15 but if I _may _be _slowing, in _order _that you _may _have _known how it _is _fitting to _be _being _conducted in the_household of_god, which is the_assembly of_god the_living, the_pillar and foundation of _the truth. (TI1_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 but if I get delayed, at least you’ll know how to organise God’s household—that is the assembly of the living God—which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. (TI1 3:15)

1 TIM 6:19 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘storing_away for themselves a foundation good for the time’ SR GNT 1 Tim 6:19 word 3

OET-LV: 19 storing _away for _themselves a_ good _foundation for the_ coming _time, in _order _that they _may _take _hold of _the really life. (TI1_6:19)

OET-RV: 19 thus they will be building themselves a good foundation for the coming age so that they may experience true life. (TI1 6:19)

2 TIM 2:19 θεμέλιος (themelios) N-NMS Lemma=themelios ‘the however solid foundation of god has stood having’ SR GNT 2 Tim 2:19 word 7

OET-LV: 19 However the solid foundation of_ the _god has _stood, having the this seal: The_master knew the ones being of _him, and, let_ everyone - naming the name of_the_master _Withdraw from unrighteousness. (TI2_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 However God’s solid foundation has stood with this inscription on it: ‘Yahweh knew his own ones,’ and ‘Let everyone who claims to follow Yahweh avoid disobedience.’ (TI2 2:19)

HEB 6:1 θεμέλιον (themelion) N-AMS Lemma=themelios ‘we may_be_being brought not again a foundation laying_down of repentance from’ SR GNT Heb 6:1 word 15

OET-LV: 6 Therefore having _left the of _the beginning of _the chosen _one /messiah message, to the perfection we _may _be _being _brought, not again a_foundation laying _down of _repentance from dead works, and faith in god, (HEB_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 So then, having left the basics of the messiah’s message, we should move on towards maturity—not repeating the foundations of repenting from useless religious actions and faith in God, (HEB 6:1)

REV 21:19 θεμέλιος (themelios) N-NMS Lemma=themelios ‘precious having_been adorned the foundation the first was jasper’ SR GNT Rev 21:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 the foundations of _the wall of _the city with _every stone precious having _been _adorned. The foundation the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, (REV_21:19)

OET-RV: 19 The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with many different kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, (REV 21:19)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular