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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. 2 Corinthians 2:17 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

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

    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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  3. 2 Corinthians 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.

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  4. 2 Corinthians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

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

    Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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  6. 2 Corinthians 4:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

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  7. 2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  8. 2 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

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  9. 2 Corinthians 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

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  10. 2 Corinthians 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

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  12. 2 Corinthians 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

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  13. 2 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

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  14. 2 Corinthians 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

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  15. 2 Corinthians 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

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  16. 2 Corinthians 5:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

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  17. 2 Corinthians 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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  18. 2 Corinthians 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

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  19. 2 Corinthians 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

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  20. 2 Corinthians 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

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  21. 2 Corinthians 6:16 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

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  22. 2 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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  23. 2 Corinthians 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

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  24. 2 Corinthians 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.

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  25. 2 Corinthians 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

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  26. 2 Corinthians 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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  27. 2 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

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  28. 2 Corinthians 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

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  29. 2 Corinthians 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.

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  30. 2 Corinthians 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

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  31. 2 Corinthians 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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  32. 2 Corinthians 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

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  33. 2 Corinthians 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.

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  34. 2 Corinthians 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

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  35. 2 Corinthians 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.

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  36. 2 Corinthians 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

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  37. 2 Corinthians 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

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  38. 2 Corinthians 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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  39. 2 Corinthians 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

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  40. 2 Corinthians 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.

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  41. 2 Corinthians 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

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  42. 2 Corinthians 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

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  43. 2 Corinthians 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

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  44. 2 Corinthians 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

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  45. 2 Corinthians 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

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  46. 2 Corinthians 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

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  47. 2 Corinthians 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

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  48. 2 Corinthians 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

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  49. 2 Corinthians 13:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.

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  50. 2 Corinthians 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

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