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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 939. βάσις (basis) -- Foot, base, foundation</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/939.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/939.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 939</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/938.htm" title="938">◄</a> 939. basis <a href="../greek/940.htm" title="940">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">basis: Foot, base, foundation</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βάσις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>basis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>BAH-sis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bas'-ece)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Foot, base, foundation<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a step; hence: a foot.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb βαίνω (baino), meaning "to walk" or "to step."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a foundation or base is יְסוֹד (yesod), Strong's Hebrew 3247, which means foundation or base.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, the term "basis" is used to denote a foundation or a base, often in a metaphorical sense. It implies the underlying support or the starting point of something. The word can also refer to a literal foot or step, emphasizing the idea of a firm standing or position.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of a "basis" was significant in both physical and philosophical contexts. Architecturally, it referred to the foundation of a building, which was crucial for stability and durability. Philosophically, it could denote the foundational principles or truths upon which further knowledge or understanding was built. In the biblical context, the idea of a firm foundation is often associated with spiritual truths and the teachings of Jesus Christ, who is described as the cornerstone of faith.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from bainó (to walk, to go)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a foot<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>feet (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 939: βάσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βάσις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βάσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ΒΑΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">βαίνω</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a stepping, walking</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> that with which one steps, <span class="accented">the foot</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-7.htm">Acts 3:7</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Tim., p. 92{a}, et al.; Wis. 13:18).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>foot. <p>From baino (to walk); a pace ("base"), i.e. (by implication) the foot -- foot. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βασεις βάσεις βάσιν βάσις baseis báseis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστερεώθησαν αἱ <b>βάσεις</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him up; and immediately <span class="itali">his feet</span> and his ankles<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> immediately his <span class="itali">feet</span> and ankle bones<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were strengthened the <span class="itali">feet</span> him and<p><b><a href="/greek/939.htm">Strong's Greek 939</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_939.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/baseis_939.htm">βάσεις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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