What does δόξα · ἴδιος mean in the Bible?
δόξα · ἴδιος is a Greek phrase meaning "glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)".
Greek · G1391, G2398
τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν
Glory · one's own/private
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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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ἴδιος G2398 one's own/private
Pronunciation ídios
Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.
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What does τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν (tēn doxan tēn idian) mean in the Bible?
δόξα · ἴδιος is a Greek phrase meaning "glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1391, G2398?
G1391, G2398 is connected to 165 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
Source Gloss
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
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×
Word Origins
τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἰδίαν is built from this root:
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