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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. Colossians 1:6Θεοῦ · of God
    …that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  2. Colossians 1:10Θεοῦ · of God
    …so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
  3. Colossians 1:15Θεοῦ · God
    The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  4. Colossians 1:25Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · of God
    I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
  5. Colossians 1:27Θεὸς · God
    To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  6. Colossians 2:2Θεοῦ · of God
    …that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
  7. Colossians 2:12Θεοῦ · of God
    And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
  8. Colossians 2:19Θεοῦ · God
    He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
  9. Colossians 3:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  10. Colossians 3:3Θεῷ · God
    For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
  11. Colossians 3:6Θεοῦ · of God
    Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
  12. Colossians 3:12Θεοῦ · of God
    Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
  13. Colossians 3:16Θεῷ · God
    Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
  14. Colossians 3:17Θεῷ · to God
    And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  15. Colossians 4:3Θεὸς · God
    …as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
  16. Colossians 4:11Θεοῦ · of God
    Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
  17. Colossians 4:12Θεοῦ · of God
    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  18. 1 Thessalonians 1:1Θεῷ · God
    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 1:2Θεῷ · God
    We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
  20. 1 Thessalonians 1:3Θεοῦ · God
    …and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  21. 1 Thessalonians 1:4Θεοῦ · God
    Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,
  22. 1 Thessalonians 1:8Θεὸν · God
    For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.
  23. 1 Thessalonians 1:9Θεὸν · God; Θεῷ · God
    For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
  24. 1 Thessalonians 2:2Θεῷ · God; Θεοῦ · of God
    As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.
  25. 1 Thessalonians 2:4Θεοῦ · God; Θεῷ · God
    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
  26. 1 Thessalonians 2:5Θεὸς · God [is]
    As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
  27. 1 Thessalonians 2:8Θεοῦ · of God
    We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
  28. 1 Thessalonians 2:9Θεοῦ · of God
    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
  29. 1 Thessalonians 2:10Θεός · God
    You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
  30. 1 Thessalonians 2:12Θεοῦ · of God
    …encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  31. 1 Thessalonians 2:13Θεῷ · God; Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · of God
    And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
  32. 1 Thessalonians 2:14Θεοῦ · of God
    For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
  33. 1 Thessalonians 2:15Θεῷ · to God
    …who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
  34. 1 Thessalonians 3:2Θεοῦ · for God
    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
  35. 1 Thessalonians 3:9Θεῷ · God; Θεοῦ
    How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
  36. 1 Thessalonians 3:11Θεὸς · God
    Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
  37. 1 Thessalonians 3:13Θεοῦ · God
    …so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
  38. 1 Thessalonians 4:1Θεῷ · to God
    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
  39. 1 Thessalonians 4:3Θεοῦ · God’s
    For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
  40. 1 Thessalonians 4:5Θεόν · God
    …not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
  41. 1 Thessalonians 4:7Θεὸς · God
    For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
  42. 1 Thessalonians 4:8Θεὸν · God
    Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
  43. 1 Thessalonians 4:14Θεὸς · God
    For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.