Original Word: δόξα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: doxa
Pronunciation: DOX-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (dox'-ah)
Definition: Glory, honor, splendor, majesty
Meaning: honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb δοκέω (dokeō), meaning "to think" or "to seem."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - כָּבוֹד (kavod) - Strong's Hebrew 3519: Often translated as "glory," referring to the weightiness and honor of God's presence.

Usage: In the New Testament, "doxa" primarily refers to the glory and majesty of God, encompassing His divine nature, attributes, and the honor due to Him. It is used to describe the visible manifestation of God's presence and the honor and praise that are rightfully His. "Doxa" can also refer to the glory bestowed upon believers, reflecting their transformation and sanctification through Christ.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, "doxa" was associated with reputation, honor, and the opinion of others. In the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament), "doxa" was used to translate the Hebrew word "kavod," which signifies weightiness or importance, often in the context of God's manifest presence. In the New Testament, "doxa" takes on a richer theological meaning, emphasizing the divine glory revealed in Jesus Christ and the eschatological hope of believers sharing in that glory.

1391 dóksa (from dokeō, "exercising personal opinion which determines value") – glory. 1391 /dóksa ("glory") corresponds to the OT word, kabo (OT 3519, "to be heavy"). Both terms convey God's infinite, intrinsic worth (substance, essence).

[1391 (dóksa) literally means "what evokes good opinion, i.e. that something has inherent, intrinsic worth" (J. Thayer).]

Word Origin
from dokeó
Definition
opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory
NASB Translation
approval (2), brightness (1), glories (1), glorious (5), glory (155), honor (1), majesties (2).

STRONGS NT 1391: δόξα

δόξα, δόξης, ἡ (δοκέω (from Homer down), the Sept. most frequent for כָּבוד, several times for הוד, הָדָר, etc.;

I. opinion, judgment, view: in this sense very often in secular writ; but in the Bible only in 4 Macc. 5:17 (18).

II. opinion, estimate, whether good or bad, concerning some one; but (like the Latinexistimatio) in secular writings generally, in the sacred writings always, good opinion concerning one, and as resulting from that, praise, honor, glory: Luke 14:10; Hebrews 3:3; 1 Peter 5:4; opposed to ἀτιμία, 2 Corinthians 6:8; opposed to αあるふぁἰσχύνη, Philippians 3:19; joined with τιμή, Romans 2:7, 10; 1 Peter 1:7; 2 Peter 1:17; δόξα τίνος, praise or honor coming to someone, Luke 2:32; Ephesians 3:13; coming from some one, John 8:54; John 12:43; τたうῶνにゅー ἀνθρώπων, τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 12:43; Romans 3:23; persons whose excellence is to redound to the glory of others are called their δόξα: thus, ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん ἡ δόξα ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー, 1 Thessalonians 2:20; ἀδελφοί ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー δόξα Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 8:23. ζぜーたηいーたτたうεいぷしろんῖνにゅー τήν ἰδίαν δόξαν, or τήν δόξαν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, John 7:18; John 8:50; of God, to endeavor to promote the glory of God, John 7:18: ζぜーたηいーたτたうεいぷしろんῖνにゅー δόξαν ἐξくしー ἀνθρώπων, 1 Thessalonians 2:6; τήν δόξαν τήν παρά τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 5:44; λαμβάνειν δόξαν (Latincaptare honorem) to seek to receive, catch at glory, John 5:41, 44; to receive glory, 2 Peter 1:17; Revelation 5:12; τήν δόξαν, the glory due (cf. Winers Grammar, 105f (100f); Buttmann, 88 (77); Ellicott on Galatians 1:5, cf. Buttmann, 89 (78)), Revelation 4:11; διδόναι δόξαν τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, לַיְהוָה כָּבוד שׂוּם or (Jeremiah 13:16) נָתַן, to give or ascribe glory to God, why and how being evident in each case from the context: thus, by declaring one's gratitude to God for a benefit received, Luke 17:18; by not distrusting God's promises, Romans 4:20; by celebrating his praises, Revelation 4:9; Revelation 11:13; Revelation 14:7; (); (τήν δόξαν, the glory due); by rendering its due honor to God's majesty, Acts 12:23; δός δόξαν τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, acknowledge that God knows all things, and show that you believe it by the confession you are about to make, John 9:24, cf. 1 Samuel 6:5; Joshua 7:19; Ev. Nicod. c. 14 (p. 622, Thilo edition, 296, Tdf. edition); cf. Grimm on 4 Macc. 1:12. εいぷしろんἰς δόξαν Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, so as to honor God, to promote his glory (among men): Romans 15:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Philippians 1:11; Philippians 2:11; εいぷしろんἰς τήν δόξαν τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, Romans 3:7; 2 Corinthians 4:15; τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ πρός δόξαν, 2 Corinthians 1:20; πρός τήν τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου δόξαν, 2 Corinthians 8:19: ὑπέρ τたうῆς δόξης τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 11:4; in doxologies: δόξα ἐνにゅー ὑψίστοις Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, Luke 2:14, cf. Luke 19:38; αあるふぁὐτたうῷ ἡ δόξα, Romans 11:36; Ephesians 3:21; 2 Peter 3:18; ᾧ ἡ δόξα, Romans 16:27; Galatians 1:5; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 13:21; τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ ἡ δόξα, Philippians 4:20; τιμή καί δόξα, 1 Timothy 1:17. (Even in classic Greek δόξα is a word of wide significance, ranging from one's private opinion, fancy, to public opinion, repute, renown (κλέος; cf. the relation of (φήμη to φάναι). Coupled with τιμή it denotes rather the splendid condition (evident glory), τιμή, the estimate and acknowledgment of it (paid honor).)

III. As a translation of the Hebrew כָּבוד, in a use foreign to Greek writing (Winers Grammar, 32), splendor, brightness;

1. properly: τたうοおみくろんῦ φωτός, Acts 22:11; of the sun, moon, stars, 1 Corinthians 15:40f; used of the heavenly brightness, by which God was conceived of as surrounded, Luke 2:9 Acts 7:55, and by which heavenly beings were surrounded when they appeared on earth, Luke 9:31; Revelation 18:1; with which the face of Moses was once made luminous, 2 Corinthians 3:7, and also Christ in his transfiguration, Luke 9:32; δόξα τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου, in the Sept. equivalent to יְהוָה כְּבוד, in the Targum and Talmud שְׁכִינָה, Shekinah or Shechinah (see BB. DD. under the word), the glory of the Lord, and simply ἡ δόξα, a bright cloud by which God made manifest to men his presence and power on earth (Exodus 24:17; Exodus 40:28 (34ff), etc.): Romans 9:4; Revelation 15:8; Revelation 21:11, 23; hence, ὁ Θεός τたうῆς δόξης (God to whom belongs δόξα ὤφふぁいθしーたηいーた, Acts 7:2; Χερούβειν δόξης, on whom the divine glory rests (so δόξα, without the article, Exodus 40:28 (34); 1 Samuel 4:22; Sir. 49:8), Hebrews 9:5.

2. magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace: βασιλεῖαあるふぁιいおた τたうοおみくろんῦ κόσμου καί ἡ δόξα αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー, i. e. their resources, wealth, the magnificence and greatness of their cities, their fertile lands, their thronging population, Matthew 4:8; Luke 4:6; ἡ δόξα τたうῶνにゅー βασιλειῶνにゅー τたうῆς γがんまῆς, Revelation 21:(24; τたうῶνにゅー ἐθしーたνにゅーῶνにゅー, ibid.) Revelation 21:26; used of royal state, splendid apparel, and the like: Matthew 6:29; Luke 12:27 (Esther 5:1; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 6, 5); glorious form and appearance: e. g. of human bodies restored to life, opposed to ἡ ἀτιμία which characterized them when they were buried, 1 Corinthians 15:43; ἡ δόξα τたうῆς σαρκός "omne id, quod in rebus humanis magnificum dicitur (Calvin), 1 Peter 1:24; εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τίνι δόξα, to be a glory, ornament, to one, 1 Corinthians 11:15; universally, preeminence, excellence: 2 Corinthians 3:8-11.

3. majesty;

a. that which belongs to God; and a. the kingly majesty which belongs to him as the supreme ruler; so in passages where it is joined with βασιλεία, δύναμις, κράτος, ἐξουσία, and the like: Matthew 6:13 Rec.; especially in doxologies, 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 5:11 R G; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6; these passage I have preferred to distinguish from those cited above, II. at the end, and yet in passages similar to each other in form it is not always clear whether δόξα is used to denote praise and honor, or regal majesty, as in Revelation 7:12 ἡ εいぷしろんὐλογία καί ἡ δでるたοおみくろんκかっぱαあるふぁ καί ἡ σοφία καί ἡ εいぷしろんὐχαριστία καί ἡ τιμή καί ἡ ἰσχύς, Revelation 19:1 ἡ σωτηρία καί ἡ δόξα καί ἡ τιμή καί ἡ δύναμις; likewise in Revelation 5:12 (13). of the judicial majesty of God as exhibited at the last day, Jude 1:24. ἀνήρ εいぷしろんἰκών καί δόξα Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ ὑπάρχων, whose function of government reflects the majesty of the divine ruler, 1 Corinthians 11:7; (ἡ) γυνή δόξα ἀνδρός, because in her the preeminence and authority of her husband are conspicuous, ibid. βべーた. majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity: Romans 1:23; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Hebrews 1:3; 2 Peter 1:17; 1 Peter 4:14; ἐνにゅー δόξῃ, equivalent to ἐνδόξως, i. e. as accords with his divine perfection, Philippians 4:19 (cf. Meyer and Lightfoot at the passage); of the majesty of his saving grace: Romans 9:23; Ephesians 1:12, 14, 18; Ephesians 3:16; 1 Timothy 1:11; 2 Peter 1:3 (Winer's Grammar, 381 (356)); more fully δόξα τたうῆς χάριτος. Ephesians 1:6; ὁ πατήρ τたうῆς δόξης, the Father whose characteristic is majesty, Ephesians 1:17; the majesty of God as exhibited in deeds of power: John 11:40; Romans 6:4 (whence δόξα for עֹז, the Sept. Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 45:24); hence, τό κράτος τたうῆς δόξης αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, the might in which His majesty excels, Colossians 1:11.

b. majesty which belongs to Christ; and αあるふぁ. the kingly majesty of the Messiah, to which belongs his kingly state, the splendor of His external appearance, the retinue of angels, and the like (see in III. 1): Mark 10:37; in this sense it is said that Christ will come hereafter to set up the Messianic kingdom ἐνにゅー τたうῇ δόξῃ τたうοおみくろんῦ πατρός, clothed by the Father in kingly array, Matthew 16:27; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πぱいοおみくろんλらむだλらむだῆς, Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:27 cf. Matthew 25:31; Titus 2:13; 1 Peter 4:13; also καθίσαι ἐπί θρόνου δόξης αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31, cf. 1 Samuel 2:8; ἡ δόξα τたうῆς ἰσχύος αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, the majesty of his Messianic power with which he will punish his adversaries, 2 Thessalonians 1:9. βべーた. the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellence of Christ: 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; in which he excels by virtue of his nature as ὁ θしーたεいぷしろんῖος λόγος, John 1:14; John 12:41; of which majesty he gave tokens in the miracles he performed, John 2:11 cf. John 11:40; ὁ κύριος τたうῆς δόξης, 1 Corinthians 2:8; James 2:1. γがんま. "the majesty (glory) of angels, as apparent in their exterior brightness, Luke 9:26; in a wider sense, in which angels are called δόξαι as being spiritual beings of preeminent dignity: Jude 1:8; 2 Peter 2:10.

4. a most glorious condition, most exalted state;

a. of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth: Luke 24:26; John 17:5 (where he is said to have been in the same condition before his incarnation, and even before the beginning of the world); John 17:22, 24; Hebrews 2:7, 9; 1 Peter 1:11, 21; τό σしぐまῶμみゅーαあるふぁ τたうῆς δόξης αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ, the body in which his glorious condition is manifested, Philippians 3:21; ἀνελήφθη ἐνにゅー δόξῃ, was taken np (into heaven) so that he is now ἐνにゅー δόξῃ, 1 Timothy 3:16 (cf. Winers Grammar, 413 (385); Buttmann, 328 (283)).

b. "the glorious condition of blessedness into which it is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven": Romans 8:18, 21; Romans 9:23; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Colossians 1:27 (twice; cf. Meyer at the passage); Colossians 3:4; 2 Timothy 2:10; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Peter 5:1; which condition begins to be enjoyed even now through the devout contemplation of the divine majesty of Christ, and its influence upon those who contemplate it, 2 Corinthians 3:18; and this condition will include not only the blessedness of the soul, but also the gain of a more excellent body (1 Corinthians 15:43; Philippians 3:21); cf. Lipsius, Paulin. Rechtfertigungslehre, p. 203ff; ἡ δόξα τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, which God bestows, Romans 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; δόξα τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, the same in which Christ rejoices, 2 Thessalonians 2:14 (cf. Romans 8:17 etc.); εいぷしろんἰς δόξαν ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー, to render us partakers of δόξα, 1 Corinthians 2:7. Cf. Weiss, Biblical Theol. des N. T. § 76 d.

dignity, glory, honor, praise, worship.

From the base of dokeo; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective) -- dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.

see GREEK dokeo

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