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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
θεός, -οῦ, -ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
theos
Simplified transliteration: 
theos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2316
GK Number: 
2536
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1317
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
God, usually refers to the one true God; in a very few contexts it refers to a (pagan) god or goddess. The Son of God as a title of Jesus emphasizes his unique relationship to the Father. The god of this age refers to the devil
Definition: 
a deity, Acts 7:43; 1 Cor. 8:5; an idol, Acts 7:40; God, the true God, Mt. 3:9, et al. freq.; God, possessed of true godhead, Jn. 1:1; Rom. 9:5; from the Hebrew, applied to potentates, Jn. 10:34, 35; τῶ θεῶ, an intensive term, from the Hebrew, exceedingly, Acts 7:20, and, perhaps, 2 Cor. 10:4

Greek-English Concordance for θεός

Hebrews 11:6 and without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:10 for he was looking forward to the city which has foundations, whose designer and builder is God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc).
Hebrews 11:16 But as it is, they were longing for a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. For this reason God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) is not ashamed to be called their God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc), for he has prepared a city to receive them.
Hebrews 11:19 He considered that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) was able to raise him up even from the dead, and, in a sense, he did receive him back from there.
Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to suffer hardship along with the people of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) than to enjoy the transient pleasure of sin.
Hebrews 11:40 for God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) had provided something better with us in mind, so that they should not reach their goal apart from us.
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our gaze upon Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who rather than the joy set before him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Hebrews 12:7 Endure your trials as divine discipline. God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?
Hebrews 12:15 Take care that no one forfeits the grace of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc); and that no root of bitterness grows up and causes trouble and by it many are defiled.
Hebrews 12:22 On the contrary, you have come to Mount Zion, even to the city of the living God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc), the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels, to a joyful assembly,
Hebrews 12:23 and to the assembly of the firstborn whose names are inscribed in heaven, and to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc), the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect,
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and in this way worship God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) in an acceptable manner, with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 12:29 for indeed our God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) is a consuming fire.
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage must be honored by everyone and the marriage bed must be undefiled, for God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) will judge the sexually immoral and the adulterers.
Hebrews 13:7 Continue to remember your leaders, those who spoke God’s (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) message to you; reflect on the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:15 Through him, therefore, let us continually offer up to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) a sacrifice of praise, that is to say, the fruit of lips acknowledging his name.
Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect doing good and sharing with others, for with sacrifices like that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) is pleased.
Hebrews 13:20 And may the God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) of peace, who, by the blood of the eternal covenant, brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
James 1:1 James, a servant of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings.
James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc), who gives to everyone generously, not demanding something in return, and it will be given to him.
James 1:13 No one when tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God” (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc); for God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) cannot be tempted to do evil, and he himself tempts no one else.
James 1:20 For the anger of man does not bring about the righteousness that God requires (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their time of trouble, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
James 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) choose those whom the world considers poor to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
James 2:19 You believe that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) is one; you do well. Even the demons believe, and shudder.
James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc), and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
James 3:9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
James 4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc)? Therefore whoever desires to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
James 4:6 But he gives greater grace. That is why scripture says, “God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) opposes the proud but he gives grace to the humble.”
James 4:7 So submit yourselves to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc). Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:8 Draw near to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
1 Peter 1:2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:5 who by the power of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:21 who through him believe in God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc).
1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by means of the living and enduring word of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
1 Peter 2:4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen by God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) and precious,
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:10 At one time you were not a people, but now you are the people of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc). You were shown no mercy, but now have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:12 and maintain an honorable lifestyle among the Gentiles so that, with respect to the very things about which they slander you as evildoers, they may, by observing your good works, glorify God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc) on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:15 For this is the will of God: (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) by doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
1 Peter 2:16 Live as free people, not as those using freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as servants of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
1 Peter 2:17 Honor everyone; love the brotherhood; reverence God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc); honor the king.
1 Peter 2:19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) someone endures pain while suffering unjustly.
1 Peter 2:20 For what praise is there if, when you do wrong and are beaten for it, you endure it? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure it, this is commendable in God’s (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) sight.
1 Peter 3:4 but let it be the inner person of the heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which in the sight of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) is precious.
1 Peter 3:5 For in the same way, at an earlier time, the devout women — those who put their hope in God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc) — used to adorn themselves by being subject to their own husbands,
1 Peter 3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is God’s (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) will, than for doing evil.
1 Peter 3:18 Because Christ also suffered once for our sins, the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc). He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
1 Peter 3:20 who once were disobedient when the patience of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in which a few, that is eight souls, were brought safely through water.

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