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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. 1 Thessalonians 4:16Θεοῦ · of God
    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:9Θεὸς · God
    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:18Θεοῦ · God’s
    Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:23Θεὸς · God
    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  5. 2 Thessalonians 1:1Θεῷ · God
    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  6. 2 Thessalonians 1:2Θεοῦ · God
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:3Θεῷ · God
    We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
  8. 2 Thessalonians 1:4Θεοῦ · God’s
    That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
  9. 2 Thessalonians 1:5Θεοῦ · of God’s; Θεοῦ · of God
    All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
  10. 2 Thessalonians 1:6Θεῷ · God
    After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
  11. 2 Thessalonians 1:8Θεὸν · God
    …in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 1:11Θεὸς · God
    To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
  13. 2 Thessalonians 1:12Θεοῦ · God
    …so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  14. 2 Thessalonians 2:4Θεὸν · god; Θεοῦ · of God; Θεός · God
    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
  15. 2 Thessalonians 2:11Θεὸς · God
    For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
  16. 2 Thessalonians 2:13Θεῷ · God; Θεὸς · God
    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
  17. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Θεὸς · God
    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  18. 2 Thessalonians 3:5Θεοῦ · God’s
    May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
  19. 1 Timothy 1:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
  20. 1 Timothy 1:2Θεοῦ · God
    To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  21. 1 Timothy 1:4Θεοῦ · of God’s [work]
    …or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
  22. 1 Timothy 1:11Θεοῦ · God
    …that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
  23. 1 Timothy 1:17Θεῷ · God
    Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  24. 1 Timothy 2:3Θεοῦ · God
    This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
  25. 1 Timothy 2:5Θεός · God; Θεοῦ · between God
    For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
  26. 1 Timothy 3:5Θεοῦ · of God
    For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
  27. 1 Timothy 3:15Θεοῦ · God’s; Θεοῦ · God
    …in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
  28. 1 Timothy 4:3Θεὸς · God
    They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  29. 1 Timothy 4:4Θεοῦ · of God
    For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
  30. 1 Timothy 4:5Θεοῦ · of God
    …because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
  31. 1 Timothy 4:10Θεῷ · God
    To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
  32. 1 Timothy 5:4Θεοῦ · God
    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
  33. 1 Timothy 5:5Θεὸν · God
    The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
  34. 1 Timothy 5:21Θεοῦ · God
    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
  35. 1 Timothy 6:1Θεοῦ · God’s
    All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
  36. 1 Timothy 6:11Θεοῦ · of God
    But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
  37. 1 Timothy 6:13Θεοῦ · of God
    I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
  38. 1 Timothy 6:17Θεῷ · God
    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
  39. 2 Timothy 1:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
  40. 2 Timothy 1:2Θεοῦ · God
    To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  41. 2 Timothy 1:3Θεῷ · God
    I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
  42. 2 Timothy 1:6Θεοῦ · of God
    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
  43. 2 Timothy 1:7Θεὸς · God
    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
  44. 2 Timothy 1:8Θεοῦ · of God
    So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.