ἔνδοξος
éndoxos · G1741 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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glorious, splendid, wonderful, in splendor
Pertaining to being splendid or glorious
ExamplesLuke 7:25 “But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!
Luke 13:17 And as He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
Ephesians 5:27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
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honored, respected
Pertaining to high status, involving both honor and respect
Examples1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools on account of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are without honor!
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γίνομαιto become, to happen, to be 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σύyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπίon 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- ἔντιμος éntimos · G1784 · valuable, precious, honored
- Both terms describe persons or things held in high esteem, but ἔντιμος emphasizes the assessment of worth or value (whether literal or figurative), while ἔνδοξος emphasizes outward glory, splendor, or magnificence as the visible manifestation of honor.
- τίμιος tímios · G5093 · valuable, precious, honored
- Both terms denote honor and high status, but τίμιος encompasses material value (precious stones, costly goods) and personal esteem broadly, while ἔνδοξος specifically emphasizes visible splendor and glory, particularly in contexts of public honor or magnificent appearance.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Glorious, splendid, wonderful, in splendor79.19
- This adjective describes something splendid or glorious in appearance or quality, used of Jesus' description of those splendidly clothed who live in royal palaces — "Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!" (Luke 7:25), of the crowd's rejoicing at the glorious things Jesus did — "the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him" (Luke 13:17), and of Paul's vision of the church presented to Christ in glory, without spot or wrinkle — "that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle" (Ephesians 5:27).
- Honored, respected87.6
- It also describes being held in honor or esteem by others, used in Paul's ironic contrast between the apostles' apparent dishonor and the Corinthians' apparent honor — "You are distinguished, but we are without honor!" (1 Corinthians 4:10).
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἔνδοξον (δόξα), held in good or in great esteem, of high repute; a. illustrious,…
a. illustrious, honorable, esteemed (Xenophon, Plato, and following): 1 Cor 4:10 (thus in the Sept. for נִכְבָּד, 1 Sam 9:6; 1 Sam 22:14; Isa 23:8, etc.; Sir. 11:6 Sir. 44:1, etc.).
b. notable, glorious: τά ἔνδοξα, wonderful deeds (A. V. glorious things), Lk 13:17; (for נִפְלָאות, Ex 34:10).
c. splendid: of clothing (A. V. gorgeous), Lk 7:25; figuratively equivalent to free from sin, Eph 5:27.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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