Words the Bible translates as god
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kuriosκύριοςthe Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
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- a person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
- yahwehיהוהthe personal name of the God of Israel: his own name, the name he gives himself, by which his people are to call on him and know him as the God who is with them.
- theosθεόςGod: the one true God, Maker and Judge of everything there is, named so consistently in the New Testament that the word works almost like a personal name
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- a god: any being or power treated as divine, as distinct from the one true God
- elohimאֱלֹהִיםGod, or a god: any being that belongs to the divine realm. Most often it names the one God of Israel, but the same word also names foreign gods, members of the heavenly court, and even the spirits of the dead.
- yehovihיהוהYHWH/Godnot studied yet
- elאֵלGod: the supreme divine being, or by extension any being treated as a god
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- power, ability: the strength one has to do something
- elahאֱלָהּGod: the supreme divine being; also used for the gods of the nations.
- elo'ahאֱלֹהַּGod: the one true deity, and by extension any being worshiped as a god
- iti'elאִיתִיאֵל`God`not studied yet
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Every English meaning beginning with G is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.