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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

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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. Colossians 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

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  2. Colossians 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

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  3. Colossians 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

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  4. 1 Thessalonians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

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  5. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

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  6. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  7. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

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  8. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

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  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

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  10. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

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  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

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  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

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  13. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.

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  14. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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  15. 1 Thessalonians 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

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  16. 1 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

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    Source alternate reference: 2.11

  17. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

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  18. 1 Thessalonians 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

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  19. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

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  20. 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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  21. 1 Thessalonians 3:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

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  22. 1 Thessalonians 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

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  23. 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

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  24. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

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  25. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;

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  26. 1 Thessalonians 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;

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  27. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

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  28. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

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  29. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

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  30. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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  31. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  32. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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  33. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  34. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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  35. 2 Thessalonians 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  36. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

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  37. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

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  38. 2 Thessalonians 1:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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  39. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

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  40. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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    Source alternate reference: 1.7

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

    To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

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  42. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  43. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

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  44. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,

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  45. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

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  46. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

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  47. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

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  48. 1 Timothy 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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  49. 1 Timothy 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  50. 1 Timothy 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

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