What does οὐδείς · θεός · εἰ μή · εἷς mean in the Bible?
οὐδείς · θεός · εἰ μή · εἷς is a Greek phrase meaning "no God but one".
Greek · G3762, G2316, G1508, G1520
οὐδεὶς θεὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς
None · God · if not · one
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οὐδείςG3762none
Pronunciationoudeís
Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.
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 →εἰ μήG1508if not
Pronunciationei mḗ
Conjunction marking exception or exclusion; introduces what would otherwise be universal or absolute
Open lexicon entry →εἷςG1520one
Pronunciationheîs
Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.
Open lexicon entry →What does οὐδεὶς θεὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς (oudeis theos ei mē heis) mean in the Bible?
οὐδείς · θεός · εἰ μή · εἷς is a Greek phrase meaning "no God but one".
Full entry for οὐδεὶς θεὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς (G3762, G2316, G1508, G1520) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3762, G2316, G1508, G1520?
G3762, G2316, G1508, G1520 is connected to 232 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. no God but one
Source Gloss
no God but one
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms232Case patternNominative (120)Number patternSingular (232)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Matt 9:16 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 11:2 · Mark 12:3496×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 10:26 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:18 · Mark 7:15 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 12:2 · Luke 23:15 · John 8:54 · Acts 18:17 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 25:11 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 14:14 · 1 Cor 7:19 · 1 Cor 8:421×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 27:22 · Phil 4:15 · 1 John 1:53×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:33 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 11:9 · Heb 6:138×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterLuke 8:43 · Luke 22:352×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:10 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 9:36 · John 8:33 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 8:16 · 1 Cor 9:157×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMark 9:29 · Phil 1:202×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:13 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 26:62 · Matt 27:12 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:12 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Mark 15:5 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 9:3669×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 17:8 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 9:8 · John 5:22 · John 8:15 · John 18:9 · John 18:31 · Acts 5:23 · 1 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 2 Cor 7:2 · Phil 2:20 · Jas 1:1316×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMark 6:5 · Luke 4:26 · John 16:29 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 · John 19:11 · Acts 25:18 · 2 Cor 7:58×
Word Origins
οὐδεὶς θεὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς is built from these roots: