glory, doxa, G1391

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glory, doxa, G1391

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Strong’s number: G1391

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #1391 – δόξα

Greek Word: δόξα

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: doxa

Phonetic Spelling: (dox’-ah)

Quick Definition: glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)

Usage: glory, honor, splendor, majesty

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

NASB Translation: glory, glorious, approval, majesties, brightness, glories, honor

In simple terms, Glory (from dokeo = to think) means to give a proper opinion or estimate of something. Glory is something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration. It describes renown, a thing that is beautiful, impressive, or worthy of praise. It follows that the glory of God expresses all that He is in His Being and in His nature, character, power and acts.

Doxa has a long history and originally meant opinion or estimation. In the Septuagint doxa took on a meaning of brightness or splendor, a sense not found in classical Greek.

New Testament usage – glory, doxa, G1391

Strong’s G1391 used in 150 verses in the New Testament

Mat 4:8; Mat 6:13; Mat 6:29; Mat 16:27; Mat 19:28; Mat 24:30; Mat 25:31;

Mar 8:38; Mar 10:37; Mar 13:26;

Luk 2:9; Luk 2:14; Luk 2:32; Luk 4:6; Luk 9:26; Luk 9:31; Luk 9:32; Luk 12:27; Luk 14:10; Luk 17:18; Luk 19:38; Luk 21:27; Luk 24:26;

Joh 1:14; Joh 2:11; Joh 5:41; Joh 5:44; Joh 7:18; Joh 8:50; Joh 8:54; Joh 9:24; Joh 11:4; Joh 11:40; Joh 12:41; Joh 12:43; Joh 17:5; Joh 17:22; Joh 17:24;

Act 7:2; Act 7:55; Act 12:23; Act 22:11;

Rom 1:23; Rom 2:7; Rom 2:10; Rom 3:7; Rom 3:23; Rom 4:20; Rom 5:2; Rom 6:4; Rom 8:18; Rom 8:21; Rom 9:4; Rom 9:23; Rom 11:36; Rom 15:7; Rom 16:27;

1Co 2:7; 1Co 2:8; 1Co 10:31; 1Co 11:7; 1Co 11:15; 1Co 15:40; 1Co 15:41; 1Co 15:43;

2Co 1:20; 2Co 3:7; 2Co 3:8; 2Co 3:9; 2Co 3:10; 2Co 3:11; 2Co 3:18; 2Co 4:4; 2Co 4:6; 2Co 4:15; 2Co 4:17; 2Co 6:8; 2Co 8:19; 2Co 8:23;

Gal 1:5;

Eph 1:6; Eph 1:12; Eph 1:14; Eph 1:17; Eph 1:18; Eph 3:13; Eph 3:16; Eph 3:21;

Php 1:11; Php 2:11; Php 3:19; Php 3:21; Php 4:19; Php 4:20;

Col 1:11; Col 1:27; Col 3:4;

1Th 2:6; 1Th 2:12; 1Th 2:20; 2Th 1:9; 2Th 2:14;

1Ti 1:11; 1Ti 1:17; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 2:10; 2Ti 4:18; Tit 2:13;

Heb 1:3; Heb 2:7; Heb 2:9; Heb 2:10; Heb 3:3; Heb 9:5; Heb 13:21;

Jas 2:1;

1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 1:11; 1Pe 1:21; 1Pe 1:24; 1Pe 4:11; 1Pe 4:13; 1Pe 4:14; 1Pe 5:1; 1Pe 5:4; 1Pe 5:10; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:17; 2Pe 2:10; 2Pe 3:18; Jud 1:8; Jud 1:24; Jud 1:25;

Rev 1:6; Rev 4:9; Rev 4:11; Rev 5:12; Rev 5:13; Rev 7:12; Rev 11:13; Rev 14:7; Rev 15:8; Rev 16:9; Rev 18:1; Rev 19:1; Rev 19:7; Rev 21:11; Rev 21:23; Rev 21:24; Rev 21:26.

Septuagint – Used in 258 verses

Doxa is used repeatedly in the Greek Septuagint (LXX) to describe the (Shekinah) glory of God (e.g. Exodus 24:17).

Gen 31:1; Gen 31:16; Gen 45:13;

Exo 15:7; Exo 15:11; Exo 16:7; Exo 16:10; Exo 24:16; Exo 24:17; Exo 28:2; Exo 28:40; Exo 29:43; Exo 33:5; Exo 33:18; Exo 33:19; Exo 33:22; Exo 40:34; Exo 40:35;

Lev 9:6; Lev 9:23;

Num 12:8; Num 14:10; Num 14:21; Num 14:22; Num 16:19; Num 17:7; Num 20:6; Num 23:22; Num 24:8; Num 24:11; Num 27:20;

Deu 5:24;

Jos 7:19;

1Sa 2:8; 1Sa 4:22; 1Sa 6:5;

1Ki 3:13; 1Ki 8:11;

1Ch 16:27; 1Ch 16:28; 1Ch 16:29; 1Ch 22:5; 1Ch 29:12; 1Ch 29:25; 1Ch 29:28; 2Ch 1:11; 2Ch 1:12; 2Ch 2:5; 2Ch 3:6; 2Ch 5:13; 2Ch 5:14; 2Ch 7:1; 2Ch 7:2; 2Ch 7:3; 2Ch 17:5; 2Ch 18:1; 2Ch 26:18; 2Ch 30:8; 2Ch 32:27; 2Ch 32:33;

Neh 9:5;

Est 1:4; Est 5:1; Est 5:2; Est 5:11; Est 6:3; Est 10:2;

Job 19:9; Job 29:20; Job 37:22; Job 39:20; Job 40:10;

Psa 3:4; Psa 7:6; Psa 8:6; Psa 16:15; Psa 18:2; Psa 20:6; Psa 23:7; Psa 23:8; Psa 23:9; Psa 23:10; Psa 25:8; Psa 28:1; Psa 28:2; Psa 28:3; Psa 28:9; Psa 29:13; Psa 44:14; Psa 48:15; Psa 48:17; Psa 48:18; Psa 56:6; Psa 56:9; Psa 56:12; Psa 61:8; Psa 62:3; Psa 65:2; Psa 67:35; Psa 70:8; Psa 71:19; Psa 72:24; Psa 78:9; Psa 83:12; Psa 84:10; Psa 95:3; Psa 95:7; Psa 95:8; Psa 96:6; Psa 101:16; Psa 101:17; Psa 103:31; Psa 105:20; Psa 107:2; Psa 107:6; Psa 111:3; Psa 111:9; Psa 112:4; Psa 113:9; Psa 137:5; Psa 144:5; Psa 144:11; Psa 144:12; Psa 149:5; Psa 149:9;

Pro 3:16; Pro 3:35; Pro 8:18; Pro 11:16; Pro 14:28; Pro 15:33; Pro 18:11; Pro 18:12; Pro 20:3; Pro 20:29; Pro 21:21; Pro 22:4; Pro 25:2; Pro 26:8; Pro 26:11; Pro 28:12; Pro 29:23;

Ecc 6:2; Ecc 10:1;

Isa 2:10; Isa 2:19; Isa 2:21; Isa 3:8; Isa 3:18; Isa 3:20; Isa 4:2; Isa 4:5; Isa 6:1; Isa 6:3; Isa 8:7; Isa 10:3; Isa 10:12; Isa 10:16; Isa 11:3; Isa 12:2; Isa 14:11; Isa 16:14; Isa 17:3; Isa 17:4; Isa 20:5; Isa 21:16; Isa 22:22; Isa 22:23; Isa 22:25; Isa 24:14; Isa 24:15; Isa 26:10; Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4; Isa 28:5; Isa 30:18; Isa 30:27; Isa 30:30; Isa 33:17; Isa 35:2; Isa 40:5; Isa 40:6; Isa 40:26; Isa 42:8; Isa 42:12; Isa 43:7; Isa 45:24; Isa 48:11; Isa 52:1; Isa 52:14; Isa 53:2; Isa 58:8; Isa 60:1; Isa 60:2; Isa 60:13; Isa 60:19; Isa 60:21; Isa 61:3; Isa 62:2; Isa 63:12; Isa 63:14; Isa 63:15; Isa 64:10; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:12; Isa 66:18; Isa 66:19;

Jer 2:11; Jer 13:11; Jer 13:16; Jer 13:18; Jer 13:20; Jer 14:21; Jer 17:12; Jer 23:9; Jer 31:11; Jer 31:18; Jer 34:5; Lam 2:11;

Lam 2:15;

Eze 1:28; Eze 3:12; Eze 3:23; Eze 8:4; Eze 9:3; Eze 10:4; Eze 10:18; Eze 10:19; Eze 10:22; Eze 11:22; Eze 11:23; Eze 27:7; Eze 27:10; Eze 39:21; Eze 43:2; Eze 43:4; Eze 43:5; Eze 44:4;

Dan 4:30; Dan 5:18; Dan 10:8; Dan 11:20; Dan 11:21; Dan 11:39;

Hos 4:7; Hos 9:11; Hos 10:5;

Mic 1:15; Mic 5:3;

Hab 2:14; Hab 2:16;

Hag 2:3; Hag 2:7; Hag 2:9;

Zec 2:9; Zec 2:12;

Mal 1:6; Mal 2:2.

Englishman’s Concordance: Strong’s Greek: 1391. δόξα (doxa)

Lexicons

Thayer’s G1391: the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour’s return from heaven

opinion, judgment, view
opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone; in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory
splendour, brightness (of the moon, sun, stars; magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace)
majesty
- a thing belonging to God; the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity;
- a thing belonging to Christ; the kingly majesty of the Messiah; the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty;
- of the angels; as apparent in their exterior brightness
a most glorious condition, most exalted state; of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth

Strong’s G1391: 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.

Mounce G1391: glory, splendor, brilliance; honor, praise

Related words: G1392 (verb); G1380 (verb); G1381(verb); G1382 (noun)

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 202 ‑ אוֹן(one); 1320 ‑ בָּשָׂר(baw‑sawr’); 1347 ‑ גָּאוֹן(gaw‑ohn’); 1926 ‑ הָדָר(haw‑dawr’); 1935 ‑ הוֹד(hode); 1952 ‑ הוֹן(hone); 2073 ‑ זְבֻל(ze‑bool’, zeb‑ool’); 2617 ‑ חֶסֶד(kheh’‑sed); 2898 ‑ טוּב(toob); 3027 ‑ יָד(yawd); 3308 ‑ יֳפִי(yof‑ee’); 3366 ‑ יְקָר(yek‑awr’); 3513 ‑ כָּבַד(kaw‑bad, kaw‑bade’); 3519 ‑ כָּבֹד(kaw‑bode’, kaw‑bode’); 4758 ‑ מַרְאֶה(mar‑eh’); 4853 ‑ מַשָּׂא(mas‑saw’); 5251 ‑ נֵס(nace); 5797 ‑ עוֹז(oze, oze); 6286 ‑ פָּאַר(paw‑ar’); 6643 ‑ צְבִי(tseb‑ee’); 6944 ‑ קֹדֶשׁ(ko’‑desh); 7757 ‑ שׁוּל(shool); 8389 ‑ תֹּאַר(to’‑ar); 8416 ‑ תְּהִלָּה(teh‑hil‑law’); 8443 ‑ תּוֹעָפוֹת(to‑aw‑faw’); 8544 ‑ תִּמֻנָה(tem‑oo‑naw’, tem‑oo‑naw’); 8597 ‑ תִּפְאֶרֶת(tif‑aw‑raw’, tif‑eh’‑reth);