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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. 1 Timothy 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

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  2. 1 Timothy 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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

    This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

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

    For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

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  5. 1 Timothy 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

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  6. 1 Timothy 3:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

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  7. 1 Timothy 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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  8. 1 Timothy 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

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  9. 1 Timothy 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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  10. 1 Timothy 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

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  11. 1 Timothy 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

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  12. 1 Timothy 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

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  13. 1 Timothy 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

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  14. 1 Timothy 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

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  15. 1 Timothy 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

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  16. 1 Timothy 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

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  17. 1 Timothy 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

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  18. 2 Timothy 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

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  19. 2 Timothy 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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

    I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

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  21. 2 Timothy 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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

    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

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  23. 2 Timothy 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

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  24. 2 Timothy 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

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  25. 2 Timothy 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

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  26. 2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

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  27. 2 Timothy 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

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  28. 2 Timothy 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

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  29. 2 Timothy 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

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  30. Titus 1:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

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  31. Titus 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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  32. Titus 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

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  33. Titus 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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  34. Titus 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

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  35. Titus 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

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  36. Titus 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

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  37. Titus 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

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  38. Titus 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

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  39. Titus 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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  40. Titus 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

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  41. Titus 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

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  42. Philemon 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  43. Philemon 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,

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  44. Hebrews 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

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  45. Hebrews 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

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  46. Hebrews 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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  47. Hebrews 1:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

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  48. Hebrews 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

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  49. Hebrews 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

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  50. Hebrews 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

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