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Koine Greek wordlink #166400

SR GNT Rev 21:19 θεμέλιοι (themelioi) ‘the foundations of the wall of the’ Strongs=23100 Lemma=themelios
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form θεμέλιοι (N-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θεμέλιοι’ (N-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘foundations’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘themelios’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a foundation’, ‘the foundation’, ‘foundation’, ‘foundations’.

Greek words (3) other than θεμέλιοι (N-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘foundations’

ACTs 16:26 θεμέλια (themelia) N-ANP Lemma=themelion ‘so_that to_be shaken the foundations of the prison were opened_up’ SR GNT Acts 16:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 And suddenly an_ great _earthquake became, so _that the foundations of _the prison to _be _shaken, and immediately all the doors were _opened _up, and the bonds of _all was _unfastened. (ACT_16:26)

OET-RV: 26 Suddenly there was a strong earthquake that shook even the foundations of the prison, and immediately all the prison doors opened up and the chains of all the prisoners came loose. (ACT 16:26)

HEB 11:10 θεμελίους (themelious) N-AMP ‘he was awaiting for/because the foundations having city of which’ SR GNT Heb 11:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10 for/because he _was _awaiting the the foundations having city, of _which the_craftsman and builder is the god. (HEB_11:10)

OET-RV: 10 because he was waiting for a city with proper foundations—the city with God as its craftsman and builder. (HEB 11:10)

REV 21:14 θεμελίους (themelious) N-AMP ‘of the city having foundations twelve and in’ SR GNT Rev 21:14 word 8

OET-LV: 14 And the wall of _the city having twelve foundations, and in them the_twelve twelve names of _the ambassadors of _the lamb. (REV_21:14)

OET-RV: 14 The city wall had twelve foundation stones, and they had the names of the lamb’s twelve missionaries written on them. (REV 21:14)

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural ANP=accusative,neuter,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural