θεός
“a god or deity, God, a god”
Primary meaning: a god or deity, God, a god, deity. Strong's: figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Lexical nuances: a god or deity , God . In polytheistic sense, a god or deity : Ac 28:6 , I Co 8:4 , II Th 2:4 , al.; pl., Ac. 14:11 19:26 , Ga 4:8 , al. Of the one true God ; anarthrous: Mt 6:24, Lk 20:38, al.; esp. c. prep. (Kühner 3 , iii, 605), ἀπὸ θ. , Jo 3:2 ; ἐκ , Ac 5:39 , II Co 5:1 , Phl 3:9 ; ὑπό , Ro 13:1 ; παρὰ θεοῦ , Jo 1:6 ; παρὰ θεῷ , II Th 1:6 , I Pe 2:4 ; κατὰ θεόν , Ro 8:27 , II Co 7:9 , 10 ; ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588 (ὁ)) the supreme Divinity;
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אֱלָהּ (God (Biblical Aramaic for God)) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֱלָהַיָּא (the God, the True Deity (emphatic state)) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֵל (God, the Mighty One) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֱלֹהִים (God, gods, deity) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֱלוֹהַּ (God, deity) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: יְהוָה (the LORD, Yahweh) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֵל (God, the Mighty One) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: אֱלֹהִים (God, gods, deity) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
LXX conceptual translation: יְהוִה (the Lord GOD) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where θεός (theos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.