What does ὄνομα · θεός mean in the Bible?
ὄνομα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "God's name, God's revealed honor and reputation".
Greek · G3686, G2316
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ
A "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) · God
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ὄνομαG3686a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
Pronunciationónoma
In biblical usage, name represents the person's authority, character, and divine attributes, not mere designation.
Open lexicon entry →θεόςG2316God
Pronunciationtheós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
Open lexicon entry →What does τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ (to onoma tou theou) mean in the Bible?
ὄνομα · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "God's name, God's revealed honor and reputation".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3686, G2316?
G3686, G2316 is connected to 229 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. God's name, God's revealed honor and reputation
Source Gloss
God's name, God's revealed honor and reputation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 patterns7Aligned forms229Case patternDative (95)Number patternSingular (217)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 6:9 · Mark 5:9 · Mark 6:14 · Mark 14:32 · Luke 1:5 · Luke 1:26 · Luke 1:27 · Luke 1:49 · Luke 1:63 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 2:25 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 11:2 · Luke 24:13 · John 1:637×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 10:2 · Luke 10:20 · Phil 4:3 · Rev 11:134×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 19:29 · Luke 21:12 · Acts 3:16 · Acts 4:30 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 8:12 · Acts 9:16 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 15:26 · Acts 21:13 · Rom 1:5 · 1 Cor 1:10 · Eph 1:21 · 3 John 1:7 · Rev 13:17 · Rev 14:1117×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterActs 1:15 · Acts 18:152×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 7:22 · Matt 12:21 · Matt 18:5 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 24:5 · Matt 27:32 · Mark 5:22 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 9:38 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 9:41 · Mark 11:9 · Mark 13:6 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 1:595×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 10:41 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 18:20 · Matt 24:9 · Matt 28:19 · Mark 3:16 · Mark 13:13 · Luke 1:13 · Luke 1:31 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 21:17 · John 1:1268×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMark 3:17 · Rev 3:4 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 17:3 · Rev 21:12 · Rev 21:146×
Word Origins
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ is built from these roots: