What does δίδωμι · δόξα · θεός mean in the Bible?
δίδωμι · δόξα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "give glory to God; solemn charge".
Greek · G1325, G1391, G2316
δὸς δόξαν τῷ θεῷ
To give · glory · God
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δίδωμι G1325 to give
Pronunciation dídōmi
Give with complete authority and personal investment; often implies committed transfer of power or responsibility.
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δόξα G1391 glory
Pronunciation dóxa
Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does δὸς δόξαν τῷ θεῷ (dos doxan tō theō) mean in the Bible?
δίδωμι · δόξα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "give glory to God; solemn charge".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1325, G1391, G2316?
G1325, G1391, G2316 is connected to 415 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. give glory to God; solemn charge
Source Gloss
give glory to God; solemn charge
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 415 Tenses Aorist, Future, Perfect, Present, Imperfect, Pluperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 260×
Aorist Active Matt 10:1 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 21:23 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 26:27 · Matt 26:48 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 4:7 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 11:28 · Mark 14:22 · Mark 14:23 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 7:15 · Luke 9:1 · Luke 10:35 86×
Future Active Matt 4:9 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 20:4 · Mark 6:22 · Mark 6:23 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 21:15 · John 4:14 · John 6:51 · John 13:26 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 13:34 · Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:10 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:23 51×
Aorist Passive Matt 14:11 · Matt 28:18 · Luke 12:48 · John 1:17 · John 12:5 · 2 Cor 12:7 · Gal 3:21 · Eph 3:8 · Eph 4:7 · 1 Tim 4:14 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 6:4 · Rev 6:8 · Rev 6:11 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 8:3 33×
Perfect Active John 3:35 · John 5:22 · John 5:36 · John 6:32 · John 6:39 · John 7:19 · John 7:22 · John 10:29 · John 12:49 · John 18:11 · 1 John 3:1 · 1 John 4:13 · 1 John 5:20 · John 17:2 · John 17:4 · John 17:7 29×
Present Active John 3:34 · John 6:32 · John 6:37 · John 13:26 · John 14:27 · John 21:13 · Acts 7:25 · 1 Cor 15:38 · Jas 4:6 · 1 Pet 5:5 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 19:8 · John 10:28 · John 13:34 · Acts 3:6 · 1 Cor 7:25 21×
Future Passive Matt 7:7 · Matt 10:19 · Matt 12:39 · Matt 13:12 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 21:43 · Matt 25:29 · Mark 4:25 · Mark 8:12 · Luke 6:38 · Luke 8:18 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 19:26 · Acts 24:26 · Jas 1:5 16×
Imperfect Active Matt 13:8 · Matt 15:36 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 15:16 · Acts 2:4 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 15:23 · John 19:3 12×
Perfect Passive Matt 13:11 · Matt 19:11 · Mark 4:11 · Luke 8:10 · 1 Cor 11:15 6×
Present Passive Acts 8:18 · 1 Cor 12:7 · 1 Cor 12:8 3×
Pluperfect Active Mark 14:44 · Luke 19:15 · John 11:57 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 44×
Aorist Active Matt 14:7 · Matt 19:7 · Matt 20:14 · Matt 20:23 · Matt 20:28 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 26:15 · Mark 10:40 · Mark 10:45 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 1:73 · Luke 1:77 · Luke 2:24 · Luke 11:7 33×
Present Active Matt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 23:2 · Acts 20:35 · 1 Tim 5:14 6×
Aorist Passive Matt 14:9 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 14:5 · Luke 8:55 5×
Imperative command or strong request 35×
Aorist Active Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 17:27 · Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 10:37 · Luke 12:58 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 15:12 · John 4:7 · John 4:10 · John 4:15 · John 6:34 · John 9:24 · Acts 4:29 31×
Present Active Luke 6:30 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 6:38 · Eph 4:27 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 48×
Aorist Active Matt 26:26 · Mark 13:34 · Luke 20:2 · Acts 9:41 · Acts 15:8 · Rom 4:20 · 1 Cor 12:24 · 2 Cor 1:22 · 2 Cor 5:5 · 2 Thess 2:16 · 1 Tim 2:6 · Matt 9:8 · 1 Pet 1:21 · 2 Cor 5:18 · Gal 1:4 15×
Present Active John 6:33 · Acts 14:17 · Acts 17:25 · Heb 8:10 · Heb 10:16 · Acts 14:3 · 1 Cor 15:57 · 2 Cor 8:16 · 2 Cor 5:12 · 2 Cor 6:3 · 2 Thess 1:8 · Jas 1:5 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Thess 4:8 14×
Aorist Passive Rom 12:6 · Rom 15:15 · 1 Cor 3:10 · Gal 2:9 · Col 1:25 · 2 Tim 1:9 · 2 Pet 3:15 · Rom 12:3 · Eph 3:2 · Eph 3:7 · Mark 6:2 · Rom 5:5 · 1 Cor 1:4 13×
Perfect Passive John 3:27 · John 6:65 · John 19:11 · Acts 4:12 · 2 Cor 8:1 5×
Present Passive Luke 22:19 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 24×
Aorist Active Mark 8:37 · John 13:29 · John 15:16 · John 17:2 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Cor 14:8 · Eph 1:17 · Eph 3:16 · Eph 4:29 · 2 Tim 2:25 · Mark 12:14 · John 1:22 · 1 Cor 9:12 · 2 Thess 3:9 · Matt 7:6 · 1 Cor 14:9 20×
Aorist Passive Mark 13:11 · Gal 3:22 · Eph 6:19 3×
Present Active Rev 3:9 1×
Optative wish or remote possibility 4×
Aorist Active Rom 15:5 · 2 Thess 3:16 · 2 Tim 1:16 · 2 Tim 1:18 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 412 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 243 future 67 present 50 perfect 37 imperfect 12 pluperfect 3
Voice
active 330 passive 82
Mood
indicative 260 participle 45 infinitive 44 imperative 35 subjunctive 24 optative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:9 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:31 δότω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 5:42 δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:11 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:11 διδόναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:11 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:6 δῶτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:7 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 9:8 δόντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:1 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:19 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 10:8 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:39 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:12 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:8 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 14:11 ἐδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 14:16 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:19 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:8 Δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:9 δοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:36 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 16:19 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:26 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:4 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 19:21 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:14 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:23 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:28 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:4 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:23 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:43 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 22:17 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 24:24 δώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 24:29 δώσει future active indicative prospective
+372 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δὸς δόξαν τῷ θεῷ is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain