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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

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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. John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

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  2. John 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

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  3. John 1:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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  4. John 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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  5. John 1:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

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  6. John 1:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

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  7. John 1:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

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  8. John 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

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  9. John 3:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

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  10. John 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

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  11. John 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

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  12. John 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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  13. John 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

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  14. John 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

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  15. John 3:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

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  16. John 3:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

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  17. John 3:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

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  18. John 3:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

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  19. John 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

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  20. John 4:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

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  21. John 5:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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  22. John 5:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

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  23. John 5:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

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  24. John 5:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

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  25. John 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

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  26. John 6:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

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  27. John 6:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

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  28. John 6:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

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  29. John 6:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

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  30. John 6:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

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  31. John 6:69 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

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  32. John 7:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

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  33. John 8:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

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  34. John 8:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

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  35. John 8:42 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

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  36. John 8:47 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

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  37. John 8:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

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  38. John 9:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

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  39. John 9:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

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  40. John 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

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  41. John 9:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

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  42. John 9:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

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  43. John 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

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  44. John 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”

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  45. John 10:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?

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  46. John 10:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

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  47. John 10:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

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  48. John 11:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

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  49. John 11:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”

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  50. John 11:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

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