G2316: θεός
theós · “God”
Definition
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV translates it as: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward)
Word origin: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588 (ὁ)) the supreme Divinity;
Extended definition
[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: Act.28:6, 1Co.8:4, 2Th.2:4, al.; pl., Ac. 14:11 19:26, Gal.4:8, al.
2. Of the one true God;
(a) anarthrous: Mat.6:24, Luk.20:38, al.; esp. with prep. (Kühner 3, iii, 605), ἀπὸ θ., Jhn.3:2; ἐκ, Act.5:39, 2Co.5:1, Php.3:9; ὑπό, Rom.13:1; παρὰ θεοῦ, Jhn.1:6; παρὰ θεῷ, 2Th.1:6, 1Pe.2:4; κατὰ θεόν, Rom.8:27, 2Co.7:9, 10; also when in genitive dependent on an anarth. noun (Bl., §46, 6), Mat.27:43, Luk.3:2, Rom.1:17, 1Th.2:13; as pred., Lk 20:38, Jhn.1:1, and when the nature and character rather than the person of God is meant, Act.5:29, Gal.2:6, al. (M, Th., 14);
(b) more freq., with art.: Mat.1:23, Mrk.2:7, al. mult.; with prep., ἀπὸ τ. θ., Luk.1:26; ἐκ, Jhn.8:42, al.; παρὰ τοῦ θ., Jhn.8:40; π. τῷ θ., Rom.9:14; ἐν, Col.3:3; ἐπὶ τῷ θ., Luk.1:47; ἐπὶ τὸν θ., Act.15:19; εἰς τ. θ., Act.24:15; πρὸς τ. θ., Jhn.1:2; with genitive of person(s), Mat.22:32, Mrk.12:26, 27, Luk.20:37, Jhn.20:17, al.; ὁ θ. μου, Rom.1:8, Php 1:3, al.; ὁ θ. καὶ πατήρ κ. τ. λ., Rom.15:6, Eph.1:3, Phi 4:20, al.; with genitive of thing(s), Rom.15:5, 13, 33, 2Co.1:3, 1Th.5:23; τὰ τ. θεοῦ, Mat.16:23, Mrk.12:17, 1Co.2:11; τὰ πρὸς τὸν θ., Rom.15:17, Heb.2:17 5:1; τ. θεῷ, as a superl. (LXX, Jos.3:3), Act.7:20, 2Co.10:4; Hebraistically, of judges (Psa.81(82):6), Jhn.10:34" (LXX), 35.
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2316 is translated
- god ×511
- of god ×333
- of god. ×87
- god, ×68
- of god, ×63
- god. ×57
- to god ×43
- god; ×32
- to god. ×19
- of god; ×13
- of god? ×12
- god’s ×8
Bible verses with G2316 (theós)
Theós appears in 1,166 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
- Matthew 3:9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Matthew 3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
- Matthew 4:3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
- Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
- Matthew 4:6
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- Matthew 4:7
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
- Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
- Matthew 5:34
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
- Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
- Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 8:29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
- Matthew 9:8
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
- Matthew 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
- Matthew 12:28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
- Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
- Matthew 15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
- Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
- Matthew 15:6
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
- Matthew 15:31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Matthew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matthew 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
All 1,166 references (first 400)
- Matthew 19:6
- Matthew 19:17
- Matthew 19:24
- Matthew 19:26
- Matthew 21:12
- Matthew 21:31
- Matthew 21:43
- Matthew 22:16
- Matthew 22:21
- Matthew 22:29
- Matthew 22:30
- Matthew 22:31
- Matthew 22:32
- Matthew 22:37
- Matthew 23:22
- Matthew 26:61
- Matthew 26:63
- Matthew 27:40
- Matthew 27:43
- Matthew 27:46
- Matthew 27:54
- Mark 1:1
- Mark 1:14
- Mark 1:15
- Mark 1:24
- Mark 2:7
- Mark 2:12
- Mark 2:26
- Mark 3:11
- Mark 3:35
- Mark 4:11
- Mark 4:26
- Mark 4:30
- Mark 5:7
- Mark 7:8
- Mark 7:9
- Mark 7:13
- Mark 8:33
- Mark 9:1
- Mark 9:47
- Mark 10:6
- Mark 10:9
- Mark 10:14
- Mark 10:15
- Mark 10:18
- Mark 10:23
- Mark 10:24
- Mark 10:25
- Mark 10:27
- Mark 11:22
- Mark 12:14
- Mark 12:17
- Mark 12:24
- Mark 12:26
- Mark 12:27
- Mark 12:29
- Mark 12:30
- Mark 12:32
- Mark 12:34
- Mark 13:19
- Mark 14:25
- Mark 15:34
- Mark 15:39
- Mark 15:43
- Mark 16:19
- Luke 1:6
- Luke 1:8
- Luke 1:16
- Luke 1:19
- Luke 1:26
- Luke 1:30
- Luke 1:32
- Luke 1:35
- Luke 1:37
- Luke 1:47
- Luke 1:64
- Luke 1:68
- Luke 1:78
- Luke 2:13
- Luke 2:14
- Luke 2:20
- Luke 2:28
- Luke 2:38
- Luke 2:40
- Luke 2:52
- Luke 3:2
- Luke 3:6
- Luke 3:8
- Luke 3:38
- Luke 4:3
- Luke 4:4
- Luke 4:8
- Luke 4:9
- Luke 4:12
- Luke 4:34
- Luke 4:41
- Luke 4:43
- Luke 5:1
- Luke 5:21
- Luke 5:25
- Luke 5:26
- Luke 6:4
- Luke 6:12
- Luke 6:20
- Luke 7:16
- Luke 7:28
- Luke 7:29
- Luke 7:30
- Luke 8:1
- Luke 8:10
- Luke 8:11
- Luke 8:21
- Luke 8:28
- Luke 8:39
- Luke 9:2
- Luke 9:11
- Luke 9:20
- Luke 9:27
- Luke 9:43
- Luke 9:60
- Luke 9:62
- Luke 10:9
- Luke 10:11
- Luke 10:27
- Luke 11:20
- Luke 11:28
- Luke 11:42
- Luke 11:49
- Luke 12:6
- Luke 12:8
- Luke 12:9
- Luke 12:20
- Luke 12:21
- Luke 12:24
- Luke 12:28
- Luke 13:13
- Luke 13:18
- Luke 13:20
- Luke 13:28
- Luke 13:29
- Luke 14:15
- Luke 15:10
- Luke 16:13
- Luke 16:15
- Luke 16:16
- Luke 17:15
- Luke 17:18
- Luke 17:20
- Luke 17:21
- Luke 18:2
- Luke 18:4
- Luke 18:7
- Luke 18:11
- Luke 18:13
- Luke 18:16
- Luke 18:17
- Luke 18:19
- Luke 18:24
- Luke 18:25
- Luke 18:27
- Luke 18:29
- Luke 18:43
- Luke 19:11
- Luke 19:37
- Luke 20:21
- Luke 20:25
- Luke 20:36
- Luke 20:37
- Luke 20:38
- Luke 21:4
- Luke 21:31
- Luke 22:16
- Luke 22:18
- Luke 22:69
- Luke 22:70
- Luke 23:35
- Luke 23:40
- Luke 23:47
- Luke 23:51
- Luke 24:19
- Luke 24:53
- John 1:1
- John 1:2
- John 1:6
- John 1:12
- John 1:13
- John 1:18
- John 1:29
- John 1:34
- John 1:36
- John 1:49
- John 1:51
- John 3:2
- John 3:3
- John 3:5
- John 3:16
- John 3:17
- John 3:18
- John 3:21
- John 3:33
- John 3:34
- John 3:36
- John 4:10
- John 4:24
- John 5:18
- John 5:25
- John 5:42
- John 5:44
- John 6:27
- John 6:28
- John 6:29
- John 6:33
- John 6:45
- John 6:46
- John 6:69
- John 7:17
- John 8:40
- John 8:41
- John 8:42
- John 8:47
- John 8:54
- John 9:3
- John 9:16
- John 9:24
- John 9:29
- John 9:31
- John 9:33
- John 10:33
- John 10:34
- John 10:35
- John 10:36
- John 11:4
- John 11:22
- John 11:27
- John 11:40
- John 11:52
- John 12:43
- John 13:3
- John 13:31
- John 13:32
- John 14:1
- John 16:2
- John 16:27
- John 16:30
- John 17:3
- John 19:7
- John 20:17
- John 20:28
- John 20:31
- John 21:19
- Acts 1:3
- Acts 2:11
- Acts 2:17
- Acts 2:22
- Acts 2:23
- Acts 2:24
- Acts 2:30
- Acts 2:32
- Acts 2:33
- Acts 2:36
- Acts 2:39
- Acts 2:47
- Acts 3:8
- Acts 3:9
- Acts 3:13
- Acts 3:15
- Acts 3:18
- Acts 3:21
- Acts 3:22
- Acts 3:25
- Acts 3:26
- Acts 4:10
- Acts 4:19
- Acts 4:21
- Acts 4:24
- Acts 4:31
- Acts 5:4
- Acts 5:29
- Acts 5:30
- Acts 5:31
- Acts 5:32
- Acts 5:39
- Acts 6:2
- Acts 6:7
- Acts 6:11
- Acts 7:2
- Acts 7:6
- Acts 7:7
- Acts 7:9
- Acts 7:17
- Acts 7:20
- Acts 7:25
- Acts 7:32
- Acts 7:35
- Acts 7:37
- Acts 7:40
- Acts 7:42
- Acts 7:43
- Acts 7:45
- Acts 7:46
- Acts 7:55
- Acts 7:56
- Acts 8:10
- Acts 8:12
- Acts 8:14
- Acts 8:20
- Acts 8:21
- Acts 8:37
- Acts 9:20
- Acts 10:2
- Acts 10:3
- Acts 10:4
- Acts 10:15
- Acts 10:22
- Acts 10:28
- Acts 10:31
- Acts 10:33
- Acts 10:34
- Acts 10:38
- Acts 10:40
- Acts 10:41
- Acts 10:42
- Acts 10:46
- Acts 11:1
- Acts 11:9
- Acts 11:17
- Acts 11:18
- Acts 11:23
- Acts 12:5
- Acts 12:22
- Acts 12:23
- Acts 12:24
- Acts 13:5
- Acts 13:7
- Acts 13:16
- Acts 13:17
- Acts 13:21
- Acts 13:23
- Acts 13:26
- Acts 13:30
- Acts 13:33
- Acts 13:36
- Acts 13:37
- Acts 13:43
- Acts 13:46
- Acts 14:11
- Acts 14:15
- Acts 14:22
- Acts 14:26
- Acts 14:27
- Acts 15:4
- Acts 15:7
- Acts 15:8
- Acts 15:10
- Acts 15:12
- Acts 15:14
- Acts 15:18
- Acts 15:19
- Acts 16:10
- Acts 16:14
- Acts 16:17
- Acts 16:25
- Acts 16:34
- Acts 17:13
- Acts 17:23
- Acts 17:24
- Acts 17:27
- Acts 17:29
- Acts 17:30
- Acts 18:7
- Acts 18:11
- Acts 18:13
- Acts 18:21
- Acts 18:26
- Acts 19:8
Words derived from G2316
ἄθεος G112
átheos — without God
θεά G2299
theá — goddess
θεῖος G2304
theîos — divine
θεοδίδακτος G2312
theodídaktos — divinely instructed
θεομάχος G2314
theomáchos — opposing God
θεόπνευστος G2315
theópneustos — God-breathed
θεοσεβής G2318
theosebḗs — godly
θεοστυγής G2319
theostygḗs — God-hating
θεότης G2320
theótēs — deity
Θεόφιλος G2321
Theóphilos — Theophilus
Τιμόθεος G5095
Timótheos — Timothy
φιλόθεος G5377
philótheos — God-loving