θεός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

θεός, -οῦ, -ὁ

Definition

God, god

Erasmian

Modern

Root

θεο

Frequency

1317

2536

Cognates

Theology is the study of God.

Mnemonic Singing

God of our fathers, whose almighty hand.

Song

Verse

“ ‘Emmanuel’ is translated ‘θεός is with us.’ ” (Matt 1:23)

“I found also an altar on which was inscribed, ‘To an unknown θεός.’ ” (Acts 17:23)

Biblical Concordance

Romans 15:16	to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) as a priest, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:17	In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to boast of my work for God (theon \| θεόν \| acc sg masc).
Romans 15:19	by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc), so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled my ministry of proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
Romans 15:30	Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in fervent prayer to God (theon \| θεόν \| acc sg masc) on my behalf,
Romans 15:32	so that by God’s (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
Romans 15:33	Now may the God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) of peace be with all of you. Amen.
Romans 16:20	The God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Romans 16:26	but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc), has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith;
Romans 16:27	to the only wise God (theō \| θεῷ \| dat sg masc), through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 1:1	Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc), and Sosthenes our brother,
1 Corinthians 1:2	to the church of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| nom sg masc) that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints together with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
1 Corinthians 1:3	Grace to you and peace from God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:4	I am always giving thanks to my God (theō \| θεῷ \| dat sg masc) for you because of the grace of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) that was given to you in Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 1:9	God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:14	I thank God (theō \| θεῷ \| dat sg masc) that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
1 Corinthians 1:18	For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Corinthians 1:20	Where is the wise Where is the scholar? Where is the brilliant debater of this age? Has not God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1 Corinthians 1:21	For since in the wisdom of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) the world did not come to know God (theon \| θεόν \| acc sg masc) through wisdom, God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) was pleased through the foolishness of what we preach to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 1:24	Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) and the wisdom of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Corinthians 1:25	For the foolishness of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) is wiser than the wisdom of men, and the weakness of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc) is stronger than the strength of men.
1 Corinthians 1:27	But God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong;
1 Corinthians 1:28	God (theos \| θεός \| nom sg masc) chose the things that the world considers insignificant and contemptible, what is regarded as nothing, to render useless the things that are,
1 Corinthians 1:29	so that no one can boast in the presence of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Corinthians 1:30	But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc), and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
1 Corinthians 2:1	When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom as I told you about the secret purpose of God (theou \| θεοῦ \| gen sg masc).