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Strong's #1391: doxa (pronounced dox'-ah)

from the base of 1380; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective):--dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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doxa

1) opinion, judgment, view

2) opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone

2a) in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory

3) splendour, brightness

3a) of the moon, sun, stars

3b) magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace

3c) majesty

3c1) a thing belonging to God

3c1) the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity

3c2) a thing belonging to Christ

3c2a) the kingly majesty of the Messiah

3c2b) the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty

3c3) of the angels

3c3a) as apparent in their exterior brightness

4) a most glorious condition, most exalted state

4a) of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth

4b) the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour' s return from heaven

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: from the base of G1380

Citing in TDNT: 2:233, 178




Usage:

This word is used 168 times:

Jude 1:25: "God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and"
Revelation 1:6: "his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever."
Revelation 4:9: "when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks"
Revelation 4:11: "worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power:"
Revelation 5:12: "and honor, and glory, and blessing."
Revelation 5:13: "and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon"
Revelation 7:12: "Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,"
Revelation 11:13: "affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven."
Revelation 14:7: "God, and give glory to him; for the hour"
Revelation 15:8: "with smoke from the glory of God, and from his"
Revelation 16:9: "not to give him glory."
Revelation 18:1: "was lightened with his glory."
Revelation 19:1: "Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power,"
Revelation 19:7: "rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage"
Revelation 21:11: "Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto"
Revelation 21:23: "it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and"
Revelation 21:24: "earth do bring their glory and honor into it."
Revelation 21:26: "And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations"









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