What does δοξάζω · θεός mean in the Bible?
δοξάζω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "glorify God".
Greek · G1392, G2316
δοξάσει τὸν θεόν
To render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · God
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δοξάζω G1392 to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
Pronunciation doxázō
To glorify by ascribing honor and splendor; reflects the Hebrew sense of making weighty or significant.
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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 δοξάσει τὸν θεόν (doxasei ton theon) mean in the Bible?
δοξάζω · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "glorify God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1392, G2316?
G1392, G2316 is connected to 61 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. glorify God
Source Gloss
glorify God
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 5 Aligned forms 61 Tenses Imperfect, Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 34×
Aorist Active Matt 9:8 · Matt 15:31 · Acts 11:18 · Rom 1:21 · Acts 3:13 · Rom 8:30 · Heb 5:5 · Rev 18:7 · John 12:28 · John 17:4 10×
Imperfect Active Luke 5:26 · Luke 7:16 · Acts 4:21 · Acts 13:48 · Acts 21:20 · Gal 1:24 · Luke 13:13 · Luke 23:47 8×
Aorist Passive John 7:39 · John 12:16 · John 13:31 · John 13:32 · John 15:8 6×
Future Active John 13:32 · John 16:14 · John 21:19 · Rev 15:4 · John 12:28 6×
Perfect Passive John 17:10 · 2 Cor 3:10 2×
Present Active Rom 11:13 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 12:26 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Active Luke 5:25 · Luke 17:15 · Luke 18:43 · John 8:54 · Luke 2:20 · 2 Cor 9:13 6×
Perfect Passive 2 Cor 3:10 · 1 Pet 1:8 2×
Present Passive Luke 4:15 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 11×
Aorist Passive John 11:4 · John 12:23 · John 14:13 · Matt 6:2 4×
Aorist Active Matt 5:16 · 1 Pet 2:12 · John 8:54 · John 17:1 4×
Present Passive 2 Thess 3:1 · 1 Pet 4:11 2×
Present Active Rom 15:6 1×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active John 12:28 · John 17:1 · John 17:5 · 1 Cor 6:20 4×
Present Active 1 Pet 4:16 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Mark 2:12 1×
Aorist Active Rom 15:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 59 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 28 present 13 imperfect 8 future 6 perfect 4
Voice
active 41 passive 18
Mood
indicative 33 subjunctive 11 participle 8 imperative 5 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:16 δοξάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 δοξασθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:8 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:12 δοξάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 4:15 δοξαζόμενος present passive participle participle Luke 5:25 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 5:26 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 7:16 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 13:13 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:15 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 18:43 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 23:47 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background John 7:39 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 8:54 δοξάσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:54 δοξάζων present active participle participle John 11:4 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:16 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 12:23 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:28 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 12:28 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 12:28 δοξάσω future active indicative prospective John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 14:13 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 15:8 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 16:14 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 17:1 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 17:1 δοξάσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 17:10 δεδόξασμαι perfect passive indicative resultant John 17:4 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 17:5 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 21:19 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective Acts 3:13 ἐδόξασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 4:21 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 11:18 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background
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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
δοξάσει τὸν θεόν 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