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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

Acts 13:7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 13:16 So Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand, said, “Men of Israel and you who fear God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), listen:
Acts 13:17 The God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt; then with uplifted arm he led them out of it.
Acts 13:21 Then they asked for a king, and God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
Acts 13:23 It was from the offspring of this man that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) according to promise brought to Israel a savior, Jesus.
Acts 13:26 “My brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent.
Acts 13:30 But God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) raised him from the dead,
Acts 13:33 that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also in the second Psalm it is written, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you.’
Acts 13:36 For David, after he had served the purpose of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
Acts 13:37 but he whom God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) raised up did not see corruption.
Acts 13:43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, were persuading them to continue in the grace of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.
Acts 14:11 And the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying in the dialect of Lycaonia, “The gods (theoi | θεοί | nom pl masc) have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
Acts 14:15 saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? For we too are men subject to the same frailties as you, bringing you good news to turn away from these vain things to the living God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.” (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc)
Acts 14:26 and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) for the work that they had fulfilled.
Acts 14:27 And when they arrived, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) had done with them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Acts 15:4 And when they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) had done with them.
Acts 15:7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in days of old God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) made a choice among you, that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the message of the gospel and believe.
Acts 15:8 And God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc), who knows the heart, confirmed this, by giving the Holy Spirit to them just as he did to us,
Acts 15:10 So now why are you testing God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc) by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Acts 15:12 And the entire assembly fell silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul recounting all the signs and wonders that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) had done through them among the Gentiles.
Acts 15:14 Simeon has recounted how God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) first concerned himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for his name.
Acts 15:19 Therefore I conclude that we should not trouble those from the Gentiles who are turning to God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc),
Acts 16:10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we tried to go into Macedonia, concluding that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Acts 16:14 And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple cloths from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), listened; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to what was said by Paul.
Acts 16:17 She followed after Paul and us, crying out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc), who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”
Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), and the prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them up into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having placed his faith in God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) along with his entire household.
Acts 17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that also in Berea the word of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) was proclaimed by Paul, they came there too, inciting and stirring up the crowds.
Acts 17:23 For as I went around and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, ‘To an unknown god.’ (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) So what you worship without knowing, this I proclaim to you.
Acts 17:24 The God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands,
Acts 17:27 that they should seek God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), if perhaps that they might grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:29 So since we are the offspring of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc), we ought not to think that the divine being is like an image carved in gold or silver or stone by human skill and imagination.
Acts 17:30 So then, God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he orders men to repent, all of them in all places,
Acts 18:7 And he left there and went to the house of one named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc), whose house was next door to the synagogue.
Acts 18:11 So he stayed there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 18:13 saying, “This man is persuading men to worship God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc) in a way contrary to the law.”
Acts 18:21 but bade farewell, saying, “I will come back to you again, God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc) willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
Acts 18:26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when they heard him, Priscilla and Aquila took him and explained more accurately to him the way of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 19:8 And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them concerning the things of the kingdom of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 19:11 They were no ordinary miracles that God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) was doing by the hands of Paul,
Acts 19:26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hand are not gods (theoi | θεοί | nom pl masc) at all.
Acts 19:37 For you have brought these men, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers against our goddess (theon | θεόν | acc sg fem).
Acts 20:21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God (theon | θεόν | acc sg masc) and about faith in our Lord Jesus.
Acts 20:24 But I make my life of no account as of any value to me, that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 20:27 for I did not shrink from announcing to you the whole purpose of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc).
Acts 20:28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you overseers, to shepherd the church of God (theou | θεοῦ | gen sg masc), which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.
Acts 20:32 And now I commend you to God (theō | θεῷ | dat sg masc) and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 21:19 After he greeted them, he began to relate one by one what God (theos | θεός | nom sg masc) had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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