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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. Luke 2:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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  2. Luke 2:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

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  3. Luke 2:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

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  4. Luke 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

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  5. Luke 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

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  6. Luke 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

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  7. Luke 3:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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  8. Luke 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

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  9. Luke 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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  10. Luke 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

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  11. Luke 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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  12. Luke 4:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

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  13. Luke 4:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

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  14. Luke 4:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

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  15. Luke 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

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  16. Luke 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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  17. Luke 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

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  18. Luke 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

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  19. Luke 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

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  20. Luke 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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  21. Luke 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

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  22. Luke 7:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

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  23. Luke 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

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  24. Luke 7:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

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  25. Luke 7:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

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  26. Luke 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

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  27. Luke 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

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  28. Luke 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

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  29. Luke 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

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  30. Luke 8:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

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  31. Luke 8:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

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  32. Luke 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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  33. Luke 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

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  34. Luke 9:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

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  35. Luke 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

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  36. Luke 9:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

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  37. Luke 9:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

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  38. Luke 9:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

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  39. Luke 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

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  40. Luke 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

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  41. Luke 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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  42. Luke 11:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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  43. Luke 11:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

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  44. Luke 11:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

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  45. Luke 11:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

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  46. Luke 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

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  47. Luke 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

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  48. Luke 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

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  49. Luke 12:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

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  50. Luke 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

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