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Lexicon :: Strong's G2316 - theos

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θεός
Transliteration
theos (Key)
Pronunciation
theh'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with (G3588)) the supreme Divinity
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:65,322

Strong’s Definitions

θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,343x

The KJV translates Strong's G2316 in the following manner: God (1,320x), god (13x), godly (3x), God-ward (with G4214) (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,343x
The KJV translates Strong's G2316 in the following manner: God (1,320x), god (13x), godly (3x), God-ward (with G4214) (2x), miscellaneous (5x).
  1. a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

  2. the Godhead, trinity

    1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

    2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

    3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

  3. spoken of the only and true God

    1. refers to the things of God

    2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

  4. whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

    1. God's representative or viceregent

      1. of magistrates and judges

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
STRONGS G2316:
Θεός, Θεοῦ, and , vocative θῇ, once in the N. T., Matthew 27:46; besides in Deuteronomy 3:24; Judges 16:28; Judges 21:3; (2 Samuel 7:25; Isaiah 38:20); Sir. 23:4; Wis. 9:1; 3Macc. 6:3; 4 Macc. 6:27; Act. Thom. 44f, 57; Eus. h. e. 2, 23, 16; (5, 20, 7; vit. Const. 2, 55, 1. 59); cf. Winers Grammar, § 8, 2 c.; (Buttmann, 12 (11)); ((on the eight or more proposed derivations see Vanicek, p. 386, who follows Curtius, (after Döderlein), p. 513ff in connecting it with a root meaning to supplicate, implore; hence, the implored; per contra cf. Max Müller, Chips etc. 4:227f; Liddell and Scott, under the word, at the end)); (from Homer down); the Sept. for אֵל, אֶלֹהִים and יְהוָה; a god, a goddess;
1. a general appellation of deities or divinities: Acts 28:6; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; once Θεός, Acts 19:37 G L T Tr WH; Θεοῦ φωνή καί οὐκ ἀνθρώπου, Acts 12:22; ἄνθρωπος ὤν ποιεῖς σεαυτόν Θεόν, John 10:33; plural, of the gods of the Gentiles: Acts 14:11; Acts 19:26; λεγόμενοι θεοί, 1 Corinthians 8:5a; οἱ φύσει μή ὄντες θεοί, Galatians 4:8; τοῦ Θεοῦ Ρ᾽εφαν (which see), Acts 7:43; of angels: εἰσί θεοί πολλοί, 1 Corinthians 8:5b (on which cf. Philo de somn. i. § 39 μέν ἀλήθεια Θεός εἰς ἐστιν, οἱ δ' ἐν καταχρησει λεγόμενοι πλείους). (On the use of the singular Θεός (and Latin deus) as a generic term by (later) heathen writers, see Norton, Genuineness of the Gospels, 2nd edition iii. addit. note D; cf. Dr. Ezra Abbot in Chris. Exam. for Nov. 1848, p. 389ff; Huidekoper, Judaism at Rome, chapter i. § ii.; see Bib. Sacr. for July 1856, p. 666f, and for addit. examples Nagelsbach, Homer. Theol., p. 129; also his Nachhomerische Theol., p. 139f; Stephanus' Thesaurus, under the word; and references (by Prof. Abbot) in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis, i., p. 120 note.) For θεοί in application to (deceased) Christians, see Theoph. ad Autol. 2, 27; Hippol. refut. omn. haer. 10, 34; Iren. haer. 3, 6, 1 fin.; 4, 1,1; 4, 38, 4; cf. esp. Harnack, Dogmengesch. i. p.82 note.
2. Whether Christ is called God must be determined from John 1:1; John 20:28; 1 John 5:20; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8f, etc.; the matter is still in dispute among theologians cf. Grimm, Institutio theologiae dogmaticae, edition 2, p. 228ff (and the discussion (on Romans 9:5) by Professors Dwight and Abbot in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature, etc. as above, especially, pp. 42ff, 113ff). On patristic usage cf. Harnack, Dogmengesch. i. pp. 131, 695; Bp. Lghtft. Ignat. vol. ii. p. 26.
3. spoken of the only and true God: with the article, Matthew 3:9; Mark 13:19; Luke 2:13; Acts 2:11, and very often; with prepositions: ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, John 8:42, 47 and often in John's writings; ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ Luke 1:26 (T Tr WH ἀπό); Acts 26:6; παρά τοῦ Θεοῦ, John 8:40; John 9:16 (L T Tr WH here omit the article); παρά τῷ Θεοῦ, Romans 2:13 (Tr text omits, and L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the article); Romans 9:14; ἐν τῷ Θεοῦ, Colossians 3:3; ἐπί τῷ Θεῷ, Luke 1:47; εἰς τόν Θεόν, Acts 24:15 (Tdf. πρός); ἐπί τόν Θεόν, Acts 15:19; Acts 26:18, 20; πρός τόν Θεόν, John 1:2; Acts 24:15 (Tdf.),16, and many other examples without the article: Matthew 6:24; Luke 3:2; Luke 20:38; Romans 8:8, 33; 2 Corinthians 1:21; 2 Corinthians 5:19; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:5, etc.; with prepositions: ἀπό Θεοῦ, John 3:2; John 16:30; Romans 13:1 (L T Tr WH ὑπό) παρά Θεοῦ, John 1:6; ἐκ Θεοῦ, Acts 5:39; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 3:9; παρά Θεῷ, 2 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Peter 2:4; κατά Θεόν, Romans 8:27; 2 Corinthians 7:9f; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 19, under the word Θεός τίνος (genitive of person), the (guardian) God of anyone, blessing and protecting him: Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26f (Mark 12:29 WH marginal reading (see below)); Luke 20:37; John 20:17; Acts 3:13; Acts 13:17; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 21:3 (without ; but G T Tr WH text omit the phrase); Θεός μου, equivalent to οὗ εἰμί, καί λατρεύω (Acts 27:23): Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4 (Tr marginal reading brackets the genitive); 2 Corinthians 12:21; Philippians 1:3; Philippians 4:19; Philemon 1:4; κύριος Θεός σου, ἡμῶν, ὑμῶν, αὐτῶν (in imit. of Hebrew אֱלֹהֶיך יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה, אֶלֹהֵיהֶם יְהוָה): Matthew 4:7; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:29 (see above); Luke 4:8, 12; Luke 10:27; Acts 2:39; cf. Thilo, Cod. apocr. Nov. Test., p. 169; (and Lightfoot as quoted under the word κύριος, c. α. at the beginning); Θεός καί πατήρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ: Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31 (L T Tr WH omit ἡμῶν and Χριστοῦ); Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 1:3 (L WH omit καί); 1 Peter 1:3; in which combination of words the genitive depends on Θεός as well as on πατήρ, cf. Fritzsche on Romans, iii., p. 232f; (Oltramare on Romans, the passage cited; Lightfoot on Galatians 1:4; but some would restrict it to the latter; cf. e. g. Meyer on Romans, the passage cited; also on Ephesians, the passage cited; Ellicott on Galatians, the passage cited; also, Ephesians, the passage cited); Θεός τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 1:17; Θεός καί πατήρ ἡμῶν, Galatians 1:4; Philippians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:11, 13; Θεός πατήρ, 1 Corinthians 8:6; Θεός καί πατήρ, 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 5:20; James 1:27; James 3:9 (Rec.; others κύριος καί πατήρ); ἀπό Θεοῦ πατρός ἡμῶν, Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:2 (Rec., others omit ἡμῶν); Philemon 1:3; ( Θεός πατήρ, Colossians 3:17 L T Tr WH (cf. Lightfoot at the passage); elsewhere without the article as) Θεοῦ πατρός (in which phrase the two words have blended as it were into one, equivalent to a proper name, German Gottvater (A. V. God the Father)): Philippians 2:11; 1 Peter 1:2; ἀπό Θεοῦ πατρός, Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 6:23; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; παρά Θεοῦ πατρός, 2 Peter 1:17; 2 John 3; cf. Wieseler, commentary üb. d. Brief a. d. Galat., p. 10ff Θεός with the genitive of the thing of which God is the author (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1): τῆς ὑπομονῆς καί τῆς παρακλήσεως, Romans 15:5; τῆς ἐπλιδος, Romans 15:13; τῆς εἰρήνης, Romans 15:33; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; τῆς παρακλήσεως, 2 Corinthians 1:3. τά τοῦ Θεοῦ, the things of God, i. e.
α. his counsels, 1 Corinthians 2:1 L
β. his interests, Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33.
γ. things due to God, Matthew 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25.
τά πρός τόν Θεόν, things respecting, pertaining to, God — contextually equivalent to the sacrificial business of the priest, Romans 15:17; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:1; cf. Xenophon, rep. Lac. 13, 11; Fritzsche on Romans, iii., p. 262f Nom. Θεός for the vocative: Mark 15:34; Luke 18:11, 13; John 20:28; Acts 4:24 (R G; Hebrews 1:8 ?); Acts 10:7; cf. Winers Grammar, § 29, 2; (Buttmann, 140 (123)). τῷ Θεῷ, God being judge (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 4 a.; 248 (232f); Buttmann, § 133, 14): after δυνατός, 2 Corinthians 10:4; after ἀστεῖος, Acts 7:20 (after ἄμεμπτος, Wis. 10:5; after μέγας, Jonah 3:3; see ἀστεῖος, 2). For the expressions ἄνθρωπος Θεοῦ, δύναμις Θεοῦ, υἱός Θεοῦ, etc., Θεός τῆς ἐλπίδος etc., ζῶν Θεός etc., see under ἄνθρωπος 6, δύναμις a., υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐλπίς 2, ζάω I. 1, etc. On ὁ θεός and θεός, esp. in the writings of John, see Westcott, Epp. of St. John, p. 165 sqq.
4. Θεός is used of whatever can in any respect be likened to God, or resembles him in any way: Hebraistically, equivalent to God's representative or vicegerent, of magistrates and judges, John 10:34f after Psalm 81:6 (Ps. 82:6) (of the wise man, Philo de mut. nom. § 22; quod omn. prob. book § 7; ( σοφός λέγεται Θεός τοῦ ἄφρονος... Θεός πρός φαντασίαν καί δοκησιν, quod det. pot. insid. § 44); πατήρ καί μήτηρ ἐμφανεις εἰσί θεοί, μιμούμενοι τόν ἀγεννητον ἐν τῷ ζοωπλάστειν, de decal. § 23; ὠνομάσθη (i. e. Moses) ὅλου τοῦ ἔθνους Θεός καί βασιλεύς, de vita Moys. i. § 28; (de migr. Abr. § 15; de alleg. leg. i. § 13)); of the devil, Θεός τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου (see αἰών, 3), 2 Corinthians 4:4; the person or thing to which one is wholly devoted, for which alone he lives, e. g. κοιλία, Philippians 3:19.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
3:24
Judges
16:28; 21:3
2 Samuel
7:25
Psalms
81:6; 82:6
Isaiah
38:20
Jonah
3:3
Matthew
3:9; 4:7; 6:24; 16:23; 22:21; 22:32; 22:37; 27:46
Mark
8:33; 12:17; 12:26; 12:29; 12:29; 13:19; 15:34
Luke
1:26; 1:47; 2:13; 3:2; 4:8; 4:12; 10:27; 18:11; 18:13; 20:25; 20:37; 20:38
John
1:1; 1:2; 1:6; 3:2; 8:40; 8:42; 8:47; 9:16; 10:33; 10:34; 16:30; 20:17; 20:28; 20:28
Acts
2:11; 2:39; 3:13; 4:24; 5:39; 7:20; 7:43; 10:7; 12:22; 13:17; 14:11; 15:19; 19:26; 19:37; 24; 24:15; 26:6; 26:18; 26:20; 27:23; 28:6
Romans
1:7; 1:8; 2:13; 8:8; 8:27; 8:33; 9:5; 9:5; 9:14; 13:1; 15:5; 15:6; 15:13; 15:17; 15:33
1 Corinthians
1:3; 1:4; 2:1; 8:4; 8:5; 8:5; 8:6; 15:24
2 Corinthians
1:2; 1:3; 1:3; 1:21; 4:4; 5:1; 5:19; 6:7; 6:16; 7:9; 10:4; 11:31; 12:21
Galatians
1:3; 1:4; 1:4; 4:8
Ephesians
1:2; 1:3; 1:17; 5:20; 6:23
Philippians
1:2; 1:3; 2:11; 3:9; 3:19; 4:19; 4:20
Colossians
1:2; 1:3; 3:3; 3:17
1 Thessalonians
1:3; 2:5; 3:11; 3:13; 5:23
2 Thessalonians
1:2; 1:6; 2:4
1 Timothy
1:2
2 Timothy
1:2
Titus
1:4; 2:13
Philemon
1:3; 1:4
Hebrews
1:8; 1:8; 2:17; 5:1; 11:16
James
1:27; 3:9
1 Peter
1:2; 1:3; 2:4
2 Peter
1:17
1 John
5:20
2 John
1:3
Revelation
21:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2316 matches the Greek θεός (theos),
which occurs 1,318 times in 1,155 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 24 (Mat 1:23–Mar 2:26)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:23 -

See, the virgin will become pregnant

and give birth to a son,

and they will name him Immanuel,

which is translated “God is with us.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:9 -

“And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 -

When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for him,[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:3 -

Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 -

He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:6 -

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written:

He will give his angels orders concerning you,

and they will support you with their hands

so that you will not strike

your foot against a stone.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:7 -

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:10 -

Then Jesus told him, “Go away,[fn] Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:8 -

“Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:9 -

“Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called sons of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:34 -

“But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:24 -

“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:30 -

“If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you ​— ​you of little faith?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:33 -

“But seek first the kingdom of God[fn] and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:29 -

Suddenly they shouted, “What do you have to do with us,[fn] Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:8 -

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck[fn][fn] and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to men.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:4 -

“how he entered the house of God, and they ate[fn] the bread of the Presence ​— ​which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:28 -

“If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:33 -

Then those in the boat worshiped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:3 -

He answered them, “Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:4 -

“For God said:[fn] Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.

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he does not have to honor his father.’[fn] In this way, you have nullified the word of God[fn] because of your tradition.

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So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:16 -

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:23 -

Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns[fn] but human concerns.”

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“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

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“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:26 -

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 -

“Which of the two did his father’s will? ”

They said, “The first.”

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 -

“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:16 -

So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:21 -

“Caesar’s,” they said to him.

Then he said to them, “Give, then, to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

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Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:31 -

“Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God:

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:32 -

“I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He[fn] is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

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He said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:22 -

“And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne and by him who sits on it.

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stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:63 -

But Jesus kept silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:40 -

and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:43 -

“He trusts in God; let God rescue him now ​— ​if he takes pleasure in him![fn] For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:46 -

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Elí, Elí, lemá[fn] sabachtháni ? ” that is, My God, my God, why have you abandoned me ?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:54 -

When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:1 -

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[fn]

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After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news[fn][fn] of God:

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“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! ”

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“What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are ​— ​the Holy One of God! ”

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“Why does he speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone? ”

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Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this! ”

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“how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence ​— ​which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests ​— ​and also gave some to his companions? ”


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