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Strong's #2316: theos (pronounced theh'-os)

of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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theos

1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

2) the Godhead, trinity

2a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2b) Christ, the second person of the trinity

2c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

3) spoken of the only and true God

3a) refers to the things of God

3b) his counsels, interests, things due to him

4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

4a) God' s representative or viceregent

4a1) of magistrates and judges

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity

Citing in TDNT: 3:65, 322




Usage:

This word is used 1353 times:

1 John 4:6: "We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us;"
1 John 4:6: "of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is"
1 John 4:6: "is not of God heareth not us. Hereby"
1 John 4:7: "love is of God; and every one that loveth is born"
1 John 4:7: "that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."
1 John 4:7: "God, and knoweth God."
1 John 4:8: "not knoweth not God; for God is love."
1 John 4:8: "not God; for God is love."
1 John 4:9: "was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God"
1 John 4:9: "toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son"
1 John 4:10: "not that we loved God, but that he"
1 John 4:11: "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought"
1 John 4:12: "No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God"
1 John 4:12: "If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and"
1 John 4:15: "Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in"
1 John 4:15: "is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him,"
1 John 4:15: "him, and he in God."
1 John 4:16: "the love that God hath to us. God"
1 John 4:16: "hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth"
1 John 4:16: "love dwelleth in God, and God in him."
1 John 4:16: "in God, and God in him."
1 John 4:20: "a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother,"
1 John 4:20: "how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"
1 John 4:21: "him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 5:1: "Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat"
1 John 5:2: "we love the children of God, when we love God, and"
1 John 5:2: "of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments."
1 John 5:3: "is the love of God, that we keep his commandments:"
1 John 5:4: "whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and"
1 John 5:5: "is the Son of God?"
1 John 5:9: "of men, the witness of God is greater: for this"
1 John 5:9: "is the witness of God which he hath testified of his"
1 John 5:10: "on the Son of God hath the witness in"
1 John 5:10: "himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because"
1 John 5:10: "the record that God gave of his Son."
1 John 5:11: "the record, that God hath given to us eternal life,"
1 John 5:12: "not the Son of God hath not life."
1 John 5:13: "name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have"
1 John 5:13: "name of the Son of God."
1 John 5:18: "whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten"
1 John 5:18: "but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one"
1 John 5:19: "that we are of God, and the whole world"
1 John 5:20: "that the Son of God is come, and hath given us"
1 John 5:20: "is the true God, and eternal life."
2 John 1:3: "mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord"
2 John 1:9: "of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine"
3 John 1:6: "the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:"
3 John 1:11: "He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen"
3 John 1:11: "he that doeth evil hath not seen God."
Jude 1:1: "of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus"









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