What does θεμέλιος · καλός mean in the Bible?
θεμέλιος · καλός is a Greek phrase meaning "good foundation".
Greek · G2310, G2570
θεμέλιον καλὸν
Foundation · good
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θεμέλιοςG2310foundation
Pronunciationthemélios
Foundation as both literal structural base and metaphorical spiritual ground for faith, doctrine, or character.
Open lexicon entry →καλόςG2570good
Pronunciationkalós
Open lexicon entry →What does θεμέλιον καλὸν (themelion kalon) mean in the Bible?
θεμέλιος · καλός is a Greek phrase meaning "good foundation".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2310, G2570?
G2310, G2570 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. good foundation
Source Gloss
good foundation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms15Case patternAccusative (10)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine2 Tim 2:19 · Rev 21:192×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRev 21:191×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 6:491×
Dative · Singular · MasculineEph 2:201×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 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 6:18×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineHeb 11:10 · Rev 21:142×
Word Origins
θεμέλιον καλὸν is built from this root: