δόξα doxa
Greek word for “glory” · Strong’s G1391 · used 166 times in 149 verses
Meaning
δόξα, -ης, ἡ; (δοκέω);
How it is translated
Glosses given for doxa in context, with how often each is used:
- glory 156
- glory? 2
- glory! 2
- glorious ones 2
- brightness 1
- glorious 1
- his glory 1
- glories 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 19 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 19 | 4.2 | |
| Revelation | 17 | 1.7 | |
| Romans | 16 | 2.3 | |
| Luke | 13 | 0.7 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 12 | 1.8 | |
| 1 Peter | 10 | 5.9 | |
| Ephesians | 8 | 3.3 | |
| Matthew | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Hebrews | 7 | 1.4 | |
| Philippians | 6 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Peter | 5 | 4.5 |
Also in 11 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
2 Corinthians 3 (6), Ephesians 1 (5), 2 Corinthians 4 (4), 1 Peter 1 (4), Revelation 21 (4), Luke 2 (3), Luke 9 (3), John 17 (3), 1 Corinthians 15 (3), Ephesians 3 (3)
Forms
- δόξαν 58
- δόξης 48
- δόξα 36
- δόξῃ 21
- δόξας 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with doxa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- αἰών aiōn “an age” 18
- τιμή timē “honor” 14
- ἀμήν amēn “amen” 15
- δύναμις dunamis “power” 13
- δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 17
- πατήρ patēr “father” 14
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 11
- υἱός uhios “son” 12
- πάθημα pathēma “suffering” 6
- πλοῦτος ploutos “riches” 6
- μετά meta “with/after” 12
- ὡς hōs “as/when” 12
Key verses
The verses using doxa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- Romans 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 — In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,…
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
- Ephesians 1:6 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
- Ephesians 1:17 — That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
- 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,…
- Hebrews 1:3 — Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged…
- Hebrews 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and…
- 1 Peter 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and…
- 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,…
- Revelation 19:1 — And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
See all 149 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.