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theos G2316

θεός (theos) means “God” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

θεός Greek · G2316 1,304 tagged occurrences in 1,144 verses

Pronunciation guide: theh'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2316

θεός · theos · God

θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.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: 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. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) God, (b) a god, generally.

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How translators render G2316

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
god 660
of god 396
gods 78
to god 63
of gods 13
god is 7
he 6
for god 5
him 5
the god 5
from god 4
about god 3
but god 3
by god 3
it is god 3
a god 2
before god 2
divine 2
god did 2
god to the test 2
godly 2
in god 2
in gods 2
to him 2
when god 2
against god 1
are from god 1
as god 1
belongs to god 1
between god 1
both god 1
could god 1
did god 1
god as 1
god-fearing 1
goddess 1
gods at all 1
his 1
if god 1
in the sight of god 1
is god 1
is god himself 1
it is for god 1
let god 1
o god 1
of a god 1
of god all over again 1
of god for profit 1
of god is 1
of gods work 1
that god 1
that god desires 1
vvv 1
who is himself god 1
with a godly 1
with god 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
god 651
of god 515
to god 41
the god 39
unto god 29
gods 19
of the 8
of 6
with god 4
in god 3
o god 3
the 3
a god 2
a godly sort 2
before god 2
god-ward 2
godly 2
toward god 2
a godly manner 1
between god 1
by god 1
exceeding 1
for god 1
for the god 1
from god 1
god also 1
god who 1
of a god 1
of gods 1
that be of god 1
the gods 1
the things that are gods 1
through god 1
to the 1
to the god 1
which be gods 1
which was 1
with godly 1

Verses containing G2316

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  1. Romans 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

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  3. 1 Corinthians 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

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  4. 1 Corinthians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 1:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.

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  6. 1 Corinthians 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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  8. 1 Corinthians 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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  9. 1 Corinthians 1:21 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

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  10. 1 Corinthians 1:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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  11. 1 Corinthians 1:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

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  12. 1 Corinthians 1:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

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  13. 1 Corinthians 1:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

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  14. 1 Corinthians 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that no one may boast in His presence.

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  15. 1 Corinthians 1:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

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  16. 1 Corinthians 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

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  17. 1 Corinthians 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 2:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

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  19. 1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

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  20. 1 Corinthians 2:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 2:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

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  22. 1 Corinthians 2:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

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  23. 1 Corinthians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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  24. 1 Corinthians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

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  25. 1 Corinthians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

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  26. 1 Corinthians 3:9 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

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  27. 1 Corinthians 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.

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  28. 1 Corinthians 3:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

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  29. 1 Corinthians 3:17 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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  30. 1 Corinthians 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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  31. 1 Corinthians 3:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

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  32. 1 Corinthians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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  33. 1 Corinthians 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

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  34. 1 Corinthians 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

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  35. 1 Corinthians 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

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  36. 1 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

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  37. 1 Corinthians 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

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  38. 1 Corinthians 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

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  39. 1 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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  40. 1 Corinthians 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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  41. 1 Corinthians 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

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  42. 1 Corinthians 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

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  43. 1 Corinthians 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

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  44. 1 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

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  45. 1 Corinthians 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

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  46. 1 Corinthians 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

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  47. 1 Corinthians 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

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  48. 1 Corinthians 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

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  49. 1 Corinthians 7:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

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  50. 1 Corinthians 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the one who loves God is known by God.

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