Original Word: θεός, οおみくろんῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: theos
Phonetic Spelling: (theh'-os)
Definition: God, a god
Usage: (a) God, (b) a god, generally.

2316 theós (of unknown origin) – properly, God, the Creator and owner of all things (Jn 1:3; Gen 1 - 3).

[Long before the NT was written, 2316 (theós) referred to the supreme being who owns and sustains all things.]

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
God, a god
NASB Translation
divinely (1), God (1267), god (6), God's (27), God-fearing (1), godly (2), godly* (1), gods (8), Lord (1).

STRONGS NT 2316: Θεός

Θεός, Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, ὁ and ἡ, vocative θしーたῇ, once in the N. T., Matthew 27:46; besides in Deuteronomy 3:24; Judges 16:28; Judges 21:3; (2 Samuel 7:25; Isaiah 38:20); Sir. 23:4; Wis. 9:1; 3Macc. 6:3; 4 Macc. 6:27; Act. Thom. 44f, 57; Eus. h. e. 2, 23, 16; (5, 20, 7; vit. Const. 2, 55, 1. 59); cf. Winers Grammar, § 8, 2 c.; (Buttmann, 12 (11)); ((on the eight or more proposed derivations see Vanicek, p. 386, who follows Curtius, (after Döderlein), p. 513ff in connecting it with a root meaning to supplicate, implore; hence, the implored; per contra cf. Max Müller, Chips etc. 4:227f; Liddell and Scott, under the word, at the end)); (from Homer down); the Sept. for אֵל, אֶלֹהִים and יְהוָה; a god, a goddess;

1. a general appellation of deities or divinities: Acts 28:6; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; once ἡ Θεός, Acts 19:37 G L T Tr WH; Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ φωνή καί οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀνθρώπου, Acts 12:22; ἄνθρωπος ὤνにゅー πぱいοおみくろんιいおたεいぷしろんῖς σεαυτόν Θεόν, John 10:33; plural, of the gods of the Gentiles: Acts 14:11; Acts 19:26; λεγόμενοι θεοί, 1 Corinthians 8:5a; οおみくろんἱ φύσει μή ὄντες θεοί, Galatians 4:8; 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 Ρろー᾽εいぷしろんφふぁいαあるふぁνにゅー (which see), Acts 7:43; of angels: εいぷしろんἰσί θεοί πολλοί, 1 Corinthians 8:5b (on which cf. Philo de somn. i. § 39 ὁ μέν ἀλήθεια Θεός εいぷしろんἰς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, οおみくろんἱ δでるた' ἐνにゅー καταχρησει λεγόμενοι πλείους). (On the use of the singular Θεός (and Latindeus) as a generic term by (later) heathen writers, see Norton, Genuineness of the Gospels, 2nd edition iii. addit. note D; cf. Dr. Ezra Abbot in Chris. Exam. for Nov. 1848, p. 389ff; Huidekoper, Judaism at Rome, chapter i. § ii.; see Bib. Sacr. for July 1856, p. 666f, and for addit. examples Nagelsbach, Homer. Theol., p. 129; also his Nachhomerische Theol., p. 139f; Stephanus' Thesaurus, under the word; and references (by Prof. Abbot) in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis, i., p. 120 note.)

2. Whether Christ is called God must be determined from John 1:1; John 20:28; 1 John 5:20; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8f, etc.; the matter is still in dispute among theologians cf. Grimm, Institutio theologiae dogmaticae, edition 2, p. 228ff (and the discussion (on Romans 9:5) by Professors Dwight and Abbot in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature, etc. as above, especially, pp. 42ff, 113ff).

3. spoken of the only and true God: with the article, Matthew 3:9; Mark 13:19; Luke 2:13; Acts 2:11, and very often; with prepositions: ἐκかっぱ 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 8:42, 47 and often in John's writings; ὑπό 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 Luke 1:26 (T Tr WH ἀπό); Acts 26:6; 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 8:40; John 9:16 (L T Tr WH here omit the article); παρά τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, Romans 2:13 (Tr text omits, and L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the article); ; ἐνにゅー τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, Colossians 3:3; ἐπί τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, Luke 1:47; εいぷしろんἰς τόν Θεόν, Acts 24:15 (Tdf. πρός); ἐπί τόν Θεόν, Acts 15:19; Acts 26:18, 20; πρός τόν Θεόν, John 1:2; Acts 24:(15 Tdf.),16, and many other examples without the article: Matthew 6:24; Luke 3:2; Luke 20:38; Romans 8:8, 33; 2 Corinthians 1:21; 2 Corinthians 5:19; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:5, etc.; with prepositions: ἀπό Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 3:2; John 16:30; Romans 13:1 (L T Tr WH ὑπό) παρά Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 1:6; ἐκかっぱ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, Acts 5:39; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 3:9; παρά Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, 2 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Peter 2:4; κατά Θεόν, Romans 8:27; 2 Corinthians 7:9f; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 19, under the word ὁ Θεός τίνος (genitive of person), the (guardian) God of anyone, blessing and protecting him: Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:26f (Mark 12:29 WH marginal reading (see below)); Luke 20:37; John 20:17; Acts 3:13; Acts 13:17; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Hebrews 11:16; Revelation 21:3 (without ὁ; but G T Tr WH text omit the phrase); ὁ Θεός μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん, equivalent to οおみくろんὗ εいぷしろんἰμί, ᾧ καί λατρεύω (Acts 27:23): Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4 (Tr marginal reading brackets the genitive); 2 Corinthians 12:21; Philippians 1:3; Philippians 4:19; Philemon 1:4; κύριος ὁ Θεός σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん, ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー, ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー, αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー (in imit. of Hebrew אֱלֹהֶיך יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה, אֶלֹהֵיהֶם יְהוָה): Matthew 4:7; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:29 (see above); Luke 4:8, 12; Luke 10:27; Acts 2:39; cf. Thilo, Cod. apocr. Nov. Test., p. 169; (and Lightfoot as quoted under the word κύριος, c. αあるふぁ. at the beginning); ὁ Θεός καί πατήρ τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ: Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31 (L T Tr WH omit ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー and Χριστοῦ); Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 1:3 (L WH omit καί); 1 Peter 1:3; in which combination of words the genitive depends on ὁ Θεός as well as on πατήρ, cf. Fritzsche on Romans, iii., p. 232f; (Oltramare on Romans, the passage cited; Lightfoot on Galatians 1:4; but some would restrict it to the latter; cf. e. g. Meyer on Romans, the passage cited; also on Ephesians, the passage cited; Ellicott on Galatians, the passage cited; also, Ephesians, the passage cited); ὁ Θεός τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 1:17; ὁ Θεός καί πατήρ ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー, Galatians 1:4; Philippians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:11, 13; Θεός ὁ πατήρ, 1 Corinthians 8:6; ὁ Θεός καί πατήρ, 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 5:20; James 1:27; James 3:9 (Rec.; others κύριος καί πατήρ); ἀπό Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ πατρός ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー, Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:2 (Rec., others omit ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー); Philemon 1:3; (ὁ Θεός πατήρ, Colossians 3:17 L T Tr WH (cf. Lightfoot at the passage); elsewhere without the article as) Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ πατρός (in which phrase the two words have blended as it were into one, equivalent to a proper name, German Gottvater (A. V. God the Father)): Philippians 2:11; 1 Peter 1:2; ἀπό Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ πατρός, Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 6:23; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; παρά Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ πατρός, 2 Peter 1:17; 2 John 3; cf. Wieseler, commentary üb.

d. Brief a. d. Galat., p. 10ff ὁ Θεός with the genitive of the thing of which God is the author (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1): τたうῆς ὑπομονῆς καί τたうῆς παρακλήσεως, Romans 15:5; τたうῆς ἐπλιδος, Romans 15:13; τたうῆς εいぷしろんἰρήνης, Romans 15:33; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; τたうῆς παρακλήσεως, 2 Corinthians 1:3. τά 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, the things of God, i. e. αあるふぁ. his counsels, 1 Corinthians 2:1 L βべーた. his interests, Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33. γがんま. things due to God, Matthew 22:21; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25. τά πρός τόν Θεόν, things respecting, pertaining to, God — contextually equivalent to the sacrificial business of the priest, Romans 15:17; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:1; cf. Xenophon, rep. Lac. 13, 11; Fritzsche on Romans, iii., p. 262f Nom. ὁ Θεός for the vocative: Mark 15:34; Luke 18:11, 13; John 20:28; Acts 4:24 (R G; Hebrews 1:8 ?); ; cf. Winers Grammar, § 29, 2; (Buttmann, 140 (123)). τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ, God being judge (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 4 a.; 248 (232f); Buttmann, § 133, 14): after δυνατός, 2 Corinthians 10:4; after ἀστεῖος, Acts 7:20 (after ἄμεμπτος, Wis. 10:5; after μέγας, Jonah 3:3; see ἀστεῖος, 2). For the expressions ἄνθρωπος Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, δύναμις Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, υうぷしろんἱός Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, etc., Θεός τたうῆς ἐλπίδος etc., ὁ ζぜーたῶνにゅー Θεός etc., see under ἄνθρωπος 6, δύναμις a., υうぷしろんἱός 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, ἐλπίς 2, ζάω I. 1, etc.

4. Θεός is used of whatever can in any respect be likened to God, or resembles him in any way: Hebraistically, equivalent to God's representative or vicegerent, of magistrates and judges, John 10:34f after Psalm 81:6 () (of the wise man, Philo de mut. nom. § 22; quod omn. prob. book § 7; (ὁ σοφός λέγεται Θεός τたうοおみくろんῦ ἄφρονος ... Θεός πρός φαντασίαν καί δοκησιν, quod det. pot. insid. § 44); πατήρ καί μήτηρ ἐμφανεις εいぷしろんἰσί θεοί, μιμούμενοι τόν ἀγεννητον ἐνにゅー τたうῷ ζοωπλάστειν, de decal. § 23; ὠνομάσθη (i. e. Moses) ὅλらむだοおみくろんυうぷしろん τたうοおみくろんῦ ἔθνους Θεός καί βασιλεύς, de vita Moys. i. § 28; (de migr. Abr. § 15; de alleg. leg. i. § 13)); of the devil, ὁ Θεός τたうοおみくろんῦ αあるふぁἰῶνος τούτου (see αあるふぁἰών, 3), 2 Corinthians 4:4; the person or thing to which one is wholly devoted, for which alone he lives, e. g. ἡ κοιλία, Philippians 3:19.

the supreme Divinity, God, godly.

Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ho) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).

see GREEK ho

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