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θεός

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greekNew TestamentNoun1,319 occurrences27 books1,155 verses

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

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θεός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,319 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 2:17Θεοῦ · of God {for profit}; Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God
    For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:3Θεοῦ · God
    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  3. 2 Corinthians 3:4Θεόν · God
    Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
  4. 2 Corinthians 3:5Θεοῦ · God
    Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
  5. 2 Corinthians 4:2Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · God
    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
  6. 2 Corinthians 4:4θεὸς · god; Θεοῦ · of God
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  7. 2 Corinthians 4:6Θεὸς · God; Θεοῦ · of God
    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  8. 2 Corinthians 4:7Θεοῦ · from God
    Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  9. 2 Corinthians 4:15Θεοῦ · of God
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  10. 2 Corinthians 5:1Θεοῦ · God
    For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:5Θεός · [it is] God
    And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
  12. 2 Corinthians 5:11Θεῷ · to God
    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
  13. 2 Corinthians 5:13Θεῷ · [it is] for God
    If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:18Θεοῦ · God
    All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:19Θεὸς · God
    …that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:20Θεοῦ · God; Θεῷ · to God
    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:21Θεοῦ · of God
    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:1Θεοῦ · God’s
    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  19. 2 Corinthians 6:4Θεοῦ · of God
    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
  20. 2 Corinthians 6:7Θεοῦ · of God
    …in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
  21. 2 Corinthians 6:16Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · God; Θεὸς · God; Θεός · God
    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  22. 2 Corinthians 7:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  23. 2 Corinthians 7:6Θεὸς · God
    But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
  24. 2 Corinthians 7:9Θεόν
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
  25. 2 Corinthians 7:10Θεὸν · Godly
    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  26. 2 Corinthians 7:11Θεὸν · godly
    Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
  27. 2 Corinthians 7:12Θεοῦ · of God
    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
  28. 2 Corinthians 8:1Θεοῦ · God
    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
  29. 2 Corinthians 8:5Θεοῦ · of God
    And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
  30. 2 Corinthians 8:16Θεῷ · to God
    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
  31. 2 Corinthians 9:7Θεός · God
    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  32. 2 Corinthians 9:8Θεὸς · God
    And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
  33. 2 Corinthians 9:11Θεῷ · to God
    You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.
  34. 2 Corinthians 9:12Θεῷ · to God
    For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
  35. 2 Corinthians 9:13Θεὸν · God
    Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
  36. 2 Corinthians 9:14Θεοῦ · God
    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
  37. 2 Corinthians 9:15Θεῷ · to God
    Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
  38. 2 Corinthians 10:4Θεῷ · divine
    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
  39. 2 Corinthians 10:5Θεοῦ · of God
    We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
  40. 2 Corinthians 10:13Θεὸς · God
    We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
  41. 2 Corinthians 11:2Θεοῦ · with a godly
    I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.