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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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,319 total
  1. 1 John 5:5Θεοῦ · of God
    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  2. 1 John 5:9Θεοῦ · of God; Θεοῦ · God
    Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  3. 1 John 5:10Θεοῦ · of God; Θεῷ · God; Θεὸς · God
    Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  4. 1 John 5:11Θεὸς · God
    And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
  5. 1 John 5:12Θεοῦ · of God
    Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
  6. 1 John 5:13Θεοῦ · of God
    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
  7. 1 John 5:18Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God
    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
  8. 1 John 5:19Θεοῦ · God
    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
  9. 1 John 5:20Θεοῦ · of God; Θεὸς · God
    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  10. 2 John 1:3Θεοῦ · God
    Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
  11. 2 John 1:9Θεὸν · God
    Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
  12. 3 John 1:6Θεοῦ · of God
    They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
  13. 3 John 1:11Θεοῦ · God; Θεόν · God
    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
  14. Jude 1:1Θεῷ · God
    Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
  15. Jude 1:4Θεοῦ · God
    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  16. Jude 1:21Θεοῦ · of God
    …keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
  17. Jude 1:25Θεῷ · God
    …to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
  18. Revelation 1:1Θεός · God
    This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
  19. Revelation 1:2Θεοῦ · of God
    …who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
  20. Revelation 1:6Θεῷ · God
    …who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
  21. Revelation 1:8Θεός · God
    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  22. Revelation 1:9Θεοῦ · of God
    I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
  23. Revelation 2:7Θεοῦ · of God
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  24. Revelation 2:18Θεοῦ · of God
    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  25. Revelation 3:1Θεοῦ · of God
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  26. Revelation 3:2Θεοῦ · God
    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
  27. Revelation 3:12Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God)
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  28. Revelation 3:14Θεοῦ · of God’s
    To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
  29. Revelation 4:5Θεοῦ · of God
    From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
  30. Revelation 4:8Θεός · God
    And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
  31. Revelation 4:11Θεὸς · God
    “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
  32. Revelation 5:6Θεοῦ · of God
    Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
  33. Revelation 5:9Θεῷ · for God
    And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
  34. Revelation 5:10Θεῷ · God
    You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
  35. Revelation 6:9Θεοῦ · of God
    And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
  36. Revelation 7:2Θεοῦ · God
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  37. Revelation 7:3Θεοῦ · God
    “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
  38. Revelation 7:10Θεῷ · God
    And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
  39. Revelation 7:11Θεῷ · God
    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  40. Revelation 7:12Θεῷ · God
    …saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
  41. Revelation 7:15Θεοῦ · of God
    For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.