Doxázō — G1392

G1392 · Greek — δοξάζω

Pronunciation: dox-ad'-zo

Definition

verb

to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application)

  1. to think, suppose, be of opinion, (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, Thucydides, and following; nowhere in this sense in the sacred writings)
  2. from Polybius on to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate
  3. to honor, do honor to, hold in honor
  4. By a use not found in secular writings to make glorious, adorn with lustre, clothe with splendor
    1. to impart glory to something, render it excellent
    2. to make renowned, render illustrious, i. e. to cause the dignity and worth of some person or thing to become manifest and acknowledged
    3. to exalt to a glorious rank or condition

Usually translated as

glorify, glory, glorious, magnify, full of, honour

Origin

from G1391

Occurrences

Doxázō occurs 61 times in 54 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (4), Mark (1), Luke (9), John (16), Acts (5), Romans (5), 1 Corinthians (2), 2 Corinthians (2), Galatians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (5), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — D