θεός

Noun

theos · God

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 2316

Lexical summary

1,317

NT occurrences

10

Observed forms

About this Greek word

A deity, Acts 7:43; 1 Cor. 8:5; an idol, Acts 7:40; God, the true God, Mt. 3:9, et al. freq.; God, possessed of true godhead, Jn. 1:1; Rom. 9:5; from the Hebrew, applied to potentates, Jn. 10:34, 35; τῷ θεῷ, an intensive term, from the Hebrew, exceedingly, Acts 7:20, and, perhaps, 2 Cor. 10:4

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Noun declension

Noun declension, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative
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Matthew 1:23
Genitive
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Matthew 3:16
Dative
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Matthew 6:24
Accusative
Vocative
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PluralNominative
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John 10:34
Genitive———
Dative
—
Accusative
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John 10:35
Vocative———

NT distribution

NT Book

θεός

Book distribution counts: Acts: 167 occurrences; Romans: 153 occurrences; Luke: 122 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 106 occurrences; Revelation: 96 occurrences; John: 83 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 79 occurrences; Hebrews: 68 occurrences; 1 John: 62 occurrences; Matthew: 51 occurrences; Mark: 49 occurrences; 1 Peter: 39 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 36 occurrences; Ephesians: 31 occurrences; Galatians: 31 occurrences; Philippians: 23 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 22 occurrences; Colossians: 21 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 18 occurrences; James: 16 occurrences; Titus: 13 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 13 occurrences; 2 Peter: 7 occurrences; Jude: 4 occurrences; 3 John: 3 occurrences; 2 John: 2 occurrences; Philemon: 2 occurrences

Author

θεός
  • Paul548
  • Luke289
  • John246
  • Hebrews68
  • Matthew51
  • Mark49
  • Peter46
  • James16
  • Jude4

Author distribution counts: Paul: 548 occurrences; Luke: 289 occurrences; John: 246 occurrences; Hebrews: 68 occurrences; Matthew: 51 occurrences; Mark: 49 occurrences; Peter: 46 occurrences; James: 16 occurrences; Jude: 4 occurrences