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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

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. Acts 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

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  2. Acts 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

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  3. Acts 23:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

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  4. Acts 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”

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  5. Acts 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

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  6. Acts 24:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

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  7. Acts 24:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

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  8. Acts 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

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  9. Acts 26:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

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  10. Acts 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

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  11. Acts 26:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

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  12. Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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  13. Acts 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

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  14. Acts 27:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

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  15. Acts 27:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

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  16. Acts 27:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

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  17. Acts 27:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

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  18. Acts 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

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  19. Acts 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

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  20. Acts 28:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

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  21. Acts 28:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

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  22. Acts 28:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  23. Romans 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

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  24. Romans 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  25. Romans 1:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  26. Romans 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

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  27. Romans 1:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

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  28. Romans 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

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  29. Romans 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

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  30. Romans 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

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  31. Romans 1:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

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  32. Romans 1:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

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  33. Romans 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

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  34. Romans 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

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  35. Romans 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

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  36. Romans 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

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  37. Romans 1:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

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  38. Romans 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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  39. Romans 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.

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  40. Romans 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?

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  41. Romans 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

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  42. Romans 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  43. Romans 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God does not show favoritism.

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  44. Romans 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

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  45. Romans 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

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  46. Romans 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;

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  47. Romans 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

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  48. Romans 2:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

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  49. Romans 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

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  50. Romans 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

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