δοξάζω; [imperfect
ἐδόξαζον]; future
δοξάσω; 1 aorist
ἐδόξασα; passive [present
δοξάζομαι]; perfect
δεδόξασμαι; 1 aorist
ἐδοξάσθην; (
δόξα);
Vulg. honorifico, glorifico, clarifico;
Sept. chiefly for
כָּבַד, several times for
פֵּאֵר (in
Exodus 34:29f,
35 δοξάζεσθαι stands for
קָרַן, to shine);
1. to think, suppose, be of opinion, (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, Thucydides, and following; nowhere in this sense in the sacred writings).
2. from Polybius (6, 53, 10
δεδοξασμένοι ἐπ’ ἀρετῇ) on
to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate:
τινά, passive,
Matthew 6:2;
Luke 4:15;
ἑαυτόν, to glorify oneself,
John 8:54;
Revelation 18:7;
τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου,
Acts 13:48;
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου,
Revelation 15:4;
τὸν θεόν,
Matthew 5:16;
Matthew 9:8;
Matthew 15:31;
Mark 2:12;
Luke 5:25;
Luke 7:16;
Luke 13:13;
Luke 17:15;
Luke 18:43;
Luke 23:47;
Acts 11:18;
Acts 21:20 [
Rec. κύριον];
Romans 15:6,
9 [Winer's Grammar, § 44, 3 b.; 332 (311)];
1 Peter 2:12;
1 Peter 4:14 Rec.; with the addition of
ἐπί τινι, for something,
Luke 2:20;
Acts 4:21;
2 Corinthians 9:13;
ἐν ἐμοί, on account of me (properly, finding in me matter for giving praise [cf. Winer's Grammar, 387f (362f)]),
Galatians 1:24;
ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ,
1 Peter 4:16 L T Tr WH.
3. to honor, do honor to, hold in honor:
τὴν διακονίαν μου, by the most devoted administration of it endeavoring to convert as many Gentiles as possible to Christ,
Romans 11:13; a member of the body,
1 Corinthians 12:26;
θεόν,
to worship, Romans 1:21; with the adjunct
ἐν τῷ σώματι, by keeping the body pure and sound,
1 Corinthians 6:20;
τῷ θανάτῳ, to undergo death for the honor of God,
John 21:19.
4. By a use not found in secular writings
to make glorious, adorn with lustre, clothe with splendor;
a. to impart glory to something,
render it
excellent: perfect passive
δεδόξασμαι, to excel, be preeminent;
δεδοξασμένος, excelling, eminent, glorious,
2 Corinthians 3:10;
δεδοξασμένη χάρα, surpassing
i. e. heavenly, joy
[A. V. full of glory),
1 Peter 1:8.
b. to make renowned, render illustrious, i. e. to cause the dignity and worth of some person or
thing to become manifest and acknowledged:
τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,
2 Thessalonians 3:1; Christ, the Son of God,
John 8:54;
John 11:4;
John 16:14;
John 17:10; God the Father,
John 13:31;
John 14:13;
John 15:8;
John 17:1,
4;
1 Peter 4:11;
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ,
John 12:28.
c. to exalt to a glorious rank or
condition (
Isaiah 44:23;
Isaiah 55:5, etc.; joined to
ὑψοῦν,
Isaiah 4:2;
Esther 3:1):
οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασε did not assume to himself the dignity (equivalent to
οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τὴν τιμὴν ἔλαβε,
Esther 3:4), the words
γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα being added epexegetically (Winer's Grammar, § 44, 1),
Hebrews 5:5;. of God exalting, or rather restoring, Christ his Son to a state of glory in heaven:
John 7:39;
John 12:16, [
John 12:23];
John 13:31f;
17:1,
5;
Acts 3:13; (see
δόξα, III. 4 a.); of God bringing Christians to a heavenly dignity and condition, (see
δόξα, III. 4 b.):
Romans 8:30. [
Compare: ἐν-,
συνδοξάζω.]
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