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Greek · G1391, G2316

δόξα

Glory · God

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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 δόξα (dóxa) mean in the Bible?

δόξα · θεός: Radiant manifestation of divine character and worth, whether visible splendor or ascribed honor

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What does δόξα · θεός mean in the Bible?

δόξα · θεός: Radiant manifestation of divine character and worth, whether visible splendor or ascribed honor

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1391, G2316?

G1391, G2316 is connected to 165 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Presence

Greek phrase. Radiant manifestation of divine character and worth, whether visible splendor or ascribed honor

Strong's G1391, G2316
Lexical occurrences 165 verses Word forms 5 forms 165 references Study link Acts 7:1-16

Source Gloss

glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
Extended definition

Radiant manifestation of divine character and worth, whether visible splendor or ascribed honor

:--dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 165 Case pattern Accusative (61) Number pattern Singular (162)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:9 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 19:38 · John 8:54 · Rom 2:10 · Rom 9:4 · Rom 11:36 · 1 Cor 11:7 · 1 Cor 11:15 · 1 Cor 15:40 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 8:23 · Gal 1:5 · Eph 3:13 35×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:28 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 13:26 · Luke 21:27 · John 11:4 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 22:11 · Rom 3:23 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 6:4 · Rom 8:21 · Rom 9:23 · 1 Cor 2:8 · 2 Cor 3:10 · 2 Cor 3:11 48×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:29 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 25:31 · Mark 8:38 · Mark 10:37 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:31 · Luke 12:27 · John 17:5 · 1 Cor 15:41 · 1 Cor 15:43 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 3:8 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 3:11 · Phil 4:19 21×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 9:32 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 24:26 · John 1:14 · John 2:11 · John 5:41 · John 5:44 · John 7:18 · John 8:50 · John 9:24 · John 11:40 · John 12:41 · John 12:43 58×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Pet 1:11 · 2 Pet 2:10 · Jude 1:8 3×
165 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Sampled Scripture Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses
Acts 7:1-16 God of Glory dóxa · theós Genitive · Singular · Feminine
The glorious and majestic God.
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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