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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. Revelation 7:17Θεὸς · God
    For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  2. Revelation 8:2Θεοῦ · God
    And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
  3. Revelation 8:4Θεοῦ · God
    And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
  4. Revelation 9:4Θεοῦ · of God
    They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
  5. Revelation 9:13Θεοῦ · God
    Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
  6. Revelation 10:7Θεοῦ · of God
    But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
  7. Revelation 11:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
  8. Revelation 11:11Θεοῦ · God
    But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
  9. Revelation 11:13Θεῷ · God
    And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  10. Revelation 11:16Θεοῦ · God; Θεῷ · God
    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
  11. Revelation 11:17Θεός · God
    …saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
  12. Revelation 11:19Θεοῦ · of God
    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
  13. Revelation 12:5Θεὸν · God
    And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
  14. Revelation 12:6Θεοῦ · God
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  15. Revelation 12:10Θεοῦ · God; Θεοῦ · God
    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  16. Revelation 12:17Θεοῦ · of God
    And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  17. Revelation 13:6Θεόν · God
    And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
  18. Revelation 14:4Θεῷ · to God
    These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
  19. Revelation 14:7Θεὸν · God
    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
  20. Revelation 14:10Θεοῦ · of God’s
    …he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
  21. Revelation 14:12Θεοῦ · of God
    Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
  22. Revelation 14:19Θεοῦ · of God’s
    So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
  23. Revelation 15:1Θεοῦ · of God
    Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
  24. Revelation 15:2Θεοῦ · from God
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  25. Revelation 15:3Θεοῦ · God’s; Θεός · God
    …and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  26. Revelation 15:7Θεοῦ · of God
    Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
  27. Revelation 15:8Θεοῦ · of God
    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
  28. Revelation 16:1Θεοῦ · of God’s
    Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
  29. Revelation 16:7Θεός · God
    And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
  30. Revelation 16:9Θεοῦ · of God
    And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
  31. Revelation 16:11Θεὸν · God
    …and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.
  32. Revelation 16:14Θεοῦ · of God
    These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
  33. Revelation 16:19Θεοῦ · God
    The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
  34. Revelation 16:21Θεὸν · God
    And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
  35. Revelation 17:17Θεὸς · God; Θεοῦ · of God
    For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
  36. Revelation 18:5Θεὸς · God
    For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
  37. Revelation 18:8Θεὸς · God
    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
  38. Revelation 18:20Θεὸς · God
    Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
  39. Revelation 19:1Θεοῦ · God
    After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
  40. Revelation 19:4Θεῷ · God
    And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
  41. Revelation 19:5Θεῷ · God
    Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
  42. Revelation 19:6Θεός · God
    And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
  43. Revelation 19:9Θεοῦ · of God
    Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
  44. Revelation 19:10Θεῷ · God
    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  45. Revelation 19:13Θεοῦ · of God
    He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
  46. Revelation 19:15Θεοῦ · of God
    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.