Greek · G1392, G1391 · unreviewed
δοξάζω / δόξα
To render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) · glory
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Canonical witness: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
These lexicon entries are being actively developed. If you notice missing content, incorrect definitions, or have suggestions, we'd love to hear from you. Share a note on our Connect page and include a screenshot if helpful.
Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
δοξάζω G1392 to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)
Pronunciation doxázō
To glorify by ascribing honor and splendor; reflects the Hebrew sense of making weighty or significant.
Open lexicon entry →
δόξα G1391 glory
Pronunciation dóxa
Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
Open lexicon entry →
What does δοξάζω / δόξα (doxazō / doxa) mean in the Bible?
δοξάζω · δόξα is a Greek word meaning "Glorify/glory; the revelation of Father-Son glory through the cross, return, shared glory, and final beholding.". Glorify/glory; the revelation of Father-Son glory through the cross, return, shared glory, and final beholding.
Full entry for δοξάζω / δόξα (G1392, G1391) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Glorify/glory; the revelation of Father-Son glory through the cross, return, shared glory, and final beholding.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 34×
Aorist Active Matt 9:8 · Matt 15:31 · Acts 11:18 · Rom 1:21 · Acts 3:13 · Rom 8:30 · Heb 5:5 · Rev 18:7 · John 12:28 · John 17:4 10×
Imperfect Active Luke 5:26 · Luke 7:16 · Acts 4:21 · Acts 13:48 · Acts 21:20 · Gal 1:24 · Luke 13:13 · Luke 23:47 8×
Aorist Passive John 7:39 · John 12:16 · John 13:31 · John 13:32 · John 15:8 6×
Future Active John 13:32 · John 16:14 · John 21:19 · Rev 15:4 · John 12:28 6×
Perfect Passive John 17:10 · 2 Cor 3:10 2×
Present Active Rom 11:13 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 12:26 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Active Luke 5:25 · Luke 17:15 · Luke 18:43 · John 8:54 · Luke 2:20 · 2 Cor 9:13 6×
Perfect Passive 2 Cor 3:10 · 1 Pet 1:8 2×
Present Passive Luke 4:15 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 11×
Aorist Passive John 11:4 · John 12:23 · John 14:13 · Matt 6:2 4×
Aorist Active Matt 5:16 · 1 Pet 2:12 · John 8:54 · John 17:1 4×
Present Passive 2 Thess 3:1 · 1 Pet 4:11 2×
Present Active Rom 15:6 1×
Imperative command or strong request 5×
Aorist Active John 12:28 · John 17:1 · John 17:5 · 1 Cor 6:20 4×
Present Active 1 Pet 4:16 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Mark 2:12 1×
Aorist Active Rom 15:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 59 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 28 present 13 imperfect 8 future 6 perfect 4
Voice
active 41 passive 18
Mood
indicative 33 subjunctive 11 participle 8 imperative 5 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:16 δοξάσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 δοξασθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:8 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:12 δοξάζειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 4:15 δοξαζόμενος present passive participle participle Luke 5:25 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 5:26 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 7:16 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Luke 13:13 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:15 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 18:43 δοξάζων present active participle participle Luke 23:47 ἐδόξαζεν imperfect active indicative background John 7:39 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 8:54 δοξάσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:54 δοξάζων present active participle participle John 11:4 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:16 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 12:23 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 12:28 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 12:28 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 12:28 δοξάσω future active indicative prospective John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:31 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 13:32 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 14:13 δοξασθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 15:8 ἐδοξάσθη aorist passive indicative completed John 16:14 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective John 17:1 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 17:1 δοξάσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 17:10 δεδόξασμαι perfect passive indicative resultant John 17:4 ἐδόξασα aorist active indicative completed John 17:5 δόξασόν aorist active imperative imperative John 21:19 δοξάσει future active indicative prospective Acts 3:13 ἐδόξασεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 4:21 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background Acts 11:18 ἐδόξασαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἐδόξαζον imperfect active indicative background
+19 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory 1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ 1 Corinthians 6 — Judge Righteously, Flee Sexual Immorality, and Glorify God in Your Body Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 21 — Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple Acts 3 — The Risen Christ Heals and Calls Israel to Repentance Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New John 1 — The Word Made Flesh, Witnessed, and Followed John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain