Definition
θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Acts 19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Matthew 27:46; cf. Deuteronomy 3:24, al.),
[in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ;]
a god or deity, God.
1. In polytheistic sense, a god or deity: Acts 28:6, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, al.; pl., Acts 14:11; 19:26, Galatians 4:8, al.
2. Of the one true God;
(a) anarthrous: Matthew 6:24, Luke 20:38, al.; esp. with prep. (Kühner 3, iii, 605), ἀπὸ θ., John 3:2; ἐκ, Acts 5:39, 2 Corinthians 5:1, Philippians 3:9; ὑπό, Romans 13:1; παρὰ θεοῦ, John 1:6; παρὰ θεῷ, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Peter 2:4; κατὰ θεόν, Romans 8:27, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 10; also when in genitive dependent on an anarth. noun (Bl., §46, 6), Matthew 27:43, Luke 3:2, Romans 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:13; as pred., Luke 20:38, John 1:1, and when the nature and character rather than the person of God is meant, Acts 5:29, Galatians 2:6, al. (M, Th., 14);
(b) more freq., with art.: Matthew 1:23, Mark 2:7, al. mult.; with prep., ἀπὸ τ. θ., Luke 1:26; ἐκ, John 8:42, al.; παρὰ τοῦ θ., John 8:40; π. τῷ θ., Romans 9:14; ἐν, Colossians 3:3; ἐπὶ τῷ θ., Luke 1:47; ἐπὶ τὸν θ., Acts 15:19; εἰς τ. θ., Acts 24:15; πρὸς τ. θ., John 1:2; with genitive of person(s), Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, 27, Luke 20:37, John 20:17, al.; ὁ θ. μου, Romans 1:8, Philippians 1:3, al.; ὁ θ. καὶ πατήρ κ. τ. λ., Romans 15:6, Ephesians 1:3, Philippians 4:20, al.; with genitive of thing(s), Romans 15:5, 13, 33, 2 Corinthians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:23; τὰ τ. θεοῦ, Matthew 16:23, Mark 12:17, 1 Corinthians 2:11; τὰ πρὸς τὸν θ., Romans 15:17, Hebrews 2:17; 5:1; τ. θεῷ, as a superl. (LXX, Joshua 3:3), Acts 7:20, 2 Corinthians 10:4; Hebraistically, of judges (Psa.81(82):6), John 10:34" (LXX), 35.
Hebrew words it translates
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- Romans 13:6Θεοῦ · God’sThis is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- Romans 14:3Θεὸς · GodThe one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
- Romans 14:6Θεῷ · to God; Θεῷ · to GodHe who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
- Romans 14:10Θεοῦ · God’sWhy, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
- Romans 14:11Θεῷ · to GodIt is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
- Romans 14:12Θεῷ · to GodSo then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Romans 14:17Θεοῦ · of GodFor the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 14:18Θεῷ · to GodFor whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
- Romans 14:20Θεοῦ · of GodDo not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
- Romans 14:22Θεοῦ · GodKeep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
- Romans 15:5Θεὸς · GodNow may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
- Romans 15:6Θεὸν · God…so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 15:7Θεοῦ · to GodAccept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
- Romans 15:8Θεοῦ · God’sFor I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
- Romans 15:9Θεόν · God…so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- Romans 15:13Θεὸς · GodNow may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:15Θεοῦ · GodHowever, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
- Romans 15:16Θεοῦ · of God…to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:17Θεόν · GodTherefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
- Romans 15:19θεοῦ · of God…by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Romans 15:30Θεόν · GodNow I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
- Romans 15:32Θεοῦ · God’s…so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
- Romans 15:33Θεὸς · GodThe God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
- Romans 16:20Θεὸς · GodThe God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- Romans 16:26Θεοῦ · God…but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
- Romans 16:27Θεῷ · God…to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 1:1Θεοῦ · of GodPaul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
- 1 Corinthians 1:2Θεοῦ · of GodTo the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 1:3Θεοῦ · GodGrace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4Θεῷ · God; Θεοῦ · [He]I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9Θεὸς · GodGod, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
- 1 Corinthians 1:14θεῷ · GodI thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
- 1 Corinthians 1:18Θεοῦ · of GodFor the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:20Θεὸς · GodWhere is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
- 1 Corinthians 1:21Θεοῦ · of God; Θεόν · [Him]; Θεὸς · GodFor since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · of God…but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:25Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · of GodFor the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27Θεός · God; Θεός · GodBut God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- 1 Corinthians 1:28Θεός · [He]He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
- …so that no one may boast in His presence.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30Θεοῦ · GodIt is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- 1 Corinthians 2:1Θεοῦ · about GodWhen I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:5Θεοῦ · God’s…so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.