δόξα
glory
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Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Case
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one.
Every verse where G1391 appears in the Book of Colossians — 3 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Colossians
- Colossians 1:11 δόξης n gen sg fem strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
- Colossians 1:27 δόξης δόξης n gen sg fem n gen sg fem to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
- Colossians 3:4 δόξῃ n dat sg fem When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
At its core, δοξα (dóxa) means “glory.” Ranging over 4 senses, it is not a single-sense word. It appears 149 verses across 23 books of the Greek New Testament, among its common vocabulary. Scripture first uses it in Matthew 4:8. It clusters with δοκεω, δογμα and δοκιμος under a shared root. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G1391 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 149
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 149 distinct verses.
- 23 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 23 of 27 New Testament books.
- #95
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Greek words (rank 95 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 149 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Revelation 17 verses 11%
- John 15 verses 10%
- Romans 15 verses 10%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 149 distinct verses.
- Pauline corpus 66 verses · 44%
- Gospels 37 verses · 25%
- Johannine 32 verses · 21%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 18 verses · 12%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 17 verses · 11%
- Revelation 17 verses · 11%
- Hebrews 7 verses · 5%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Glory 131×, Be glory 12×, Glorious 7×
- American Standard Version: Glory 142×, Be the glory 8×, Of 5×
- Berean Standard Bible: Glory 130×, Glorious 17×, Praise 3×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Glory 159×, Of 8×, Be 7×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1391 across 165 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1391 across 168 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 11 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1391 across 163 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 10 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G1391 across 182 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 5 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 4 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- opinion, judgment, view
- opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone
- splendour, brightness
- a most glorious condition, most exalted state
Word origin
Derived from δοκεω (dokéō) (G1380) — to think.
From the base of G1380 ; glory (as very apparent ) in a wide application (literally or figuratively objectively or subjectively): - dignity glory (-ious) honour praise worship.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 5 distinct written forms G1391 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| δόξαν dóxan | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 4:8 | 58 |
| δόξης dóxēs | Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 19:28 | 48 |
| δόξα dóxa | Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine | Luke 2:9 | 36 |
| δόξῃ dóxē | Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 6:29 | 21 |
| δόξας dóxas | Noun, Accusative, Plural, Feminine | 1 Peter 1:11 | 3 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1391, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
Derived from this word
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 5 — not the complete family. They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word δοξα appears 279 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 265 verses in 27 books.
- 279
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 265
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 27 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 27 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 31:1 δόξα
- Exodus 15:7 δόξα
- Leviticus 9:6 δόξα
- Numbers 12:8 δόξα
- Deuteronomy 5:24 δόξα
- Joshua 7:19 δόξα
- 1 Samuel 2:8 δόξα
- 1 Kings 3:13 δόξα
- 1 Chronicles 16:27 δόξα
- 2 Chronicles 1:11 δόξα
- Ezra 19:5 δόξα
- Esther 1:4 δόξα
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1391) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 265. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 31:1 δόξα He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's. From that which was our father's, has he gotten all this wealth."
- Genesis 31:16 δόξα For all the riches which God has taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do."
- Genesis 45:13 δόξα You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here."
- Exodus 15:7 δόξα In the greatness of your excellency, you overthrow those who rise up against you: You send forth your wrath. It consumes them as stubble.
- Exodus 15:11 δόξα Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Exodus 16:7 δόξα and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?"
- Exodus 16:10 δόξα It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.
- Exodus 24:16 δόξα The glory of Yahweh settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
- Exodus 24:17 δόξα The appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.
- Exodus 28:2 δόξα You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
- Exodus 28:40 δόξα "You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and headbands shall you make for them, for glory and for beauty.
- Exodus 29:43 δόξα There I will meet with the children of Israel; and the place shall be sanctified by my glory.
- Exodus 33:5 δόξα Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you."
- Exodus 33:18 δόξα He said, "Please show me your glory."
- Exodus 33:19 δόξα He said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
- Exodus 33:22 δόξα It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;
- Exodus 40:31 δόξα Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.
- Exodus 40:32 δόξα When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 9:6 δόξα Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh commanded that you should do: and the glory of Yahweh shall appear to you."
- Leviticus 9:23 δόξα Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the people.
- Numbers 12:8 δόξα with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall he see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
- Numbers 14:10 δόξα But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. The glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of meeting to all the children of Israel.
- Numbers 14:21 δόξα but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Yahweh;
- Numbers 14:22 δόξα because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
- Numbers 16:19 δόξα Korah assembled all the congregation against them to the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to all the congregation.
- Numbers 17:7 δόξα Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the tent of the testimony.
- Numbers 20:6 δόξα Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tent of meeting, and fell on their faces: and the glory of Yahweh appeared to them.
- Numbers 23:22 δόξα God brings them forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
- Numbers 24:8 δόξα God brings him forth out of Egypt; He has as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, Shall break their bones in pieces, Smite [them] through with his arrows.
- Numbers 24:11 δόξα Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.
- Numbers 27:20 δόξα You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.
- Deuteronomy 5:24 δόξα and you said, Behold, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God does speak with man, and he lives.
- Joshua 7:19 δόξα Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.
- 1 Samuel 2:8 δόξα He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.
- 1 Samuel 4:22 δόξα She said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.
- 1 Samuel 6:5 δόξα Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
- 1 Kings 3:13 δόξα I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you, all your days.
- 1 Kings 8:11 δόξα so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 16:27 δόξα Honor and majesty are before him: Strength and gladness are in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 16:28 δόξα Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples, Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength;
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 δόξα Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship Yahweh in holy array.
- 1 Chronicles 22:5 δόξα David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
- 1 Chronicles 29:12 δόξα Both riches and honor come of you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.
- 1 Chronicles 29:25 δόξα Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 δόξα He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 1:11 δόξα God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 δόξα wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5 δόξα The house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods.
- 2 Chronicles 3:6 δόξα He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 δόξα it happened, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, [saying], For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever; that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of Yahweh,
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1391) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
