δοξάζω

doxázō · Greek · Strong's G1392 · 61 occurrences

The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “honour”

What it means

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

from G1391 (δόξα);

How the KJV renders it

glorify, full of glory, honour, magnify

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“honour”

also renders timḗ (G5092), dóxa (G1391), timáō (G5091), hâdar (H1921), hădar (H1922), hădar (H1923), hôwd (H1935), yᵉqâr (H3366), yᵉqâr (H3367), kâbôwd (H3519), tiphʼârâh (H8597)

“glorify”

also renders endoxázō (G1740), hădar (H1922), kâbad (H3513)

“magnify”

also renders megalýnō (G3170), gâdal (H1431), sâgâʼ (H7679)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

61 occurrences in the Greek text, first 53 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 6:20 · V-AAM-2P

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

1 Corinthians 12:26 · V-PPI-3S

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

1 Peter 1:8 · V-RPP-DSF

whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

1 Peter 2:12 · V-AAS-3P

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 4:11 · V-PPS-3S

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 4:16 · V-PAM-3S

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

2 Corinthians 3:10 V-RPI-3S2 Corinthians 9:13 V-PAP-NPM2 Thessalonians 3:1 V-PPS-3SActs 3:13 V-AAI-3SActs 4:21 V-IAI-3PActs 11:18 V-AAI-3PActs 13:48 V-IAI-3PActs 21:20 V-IAI-3PGalatians 1:24 V-IAI-3PHebrews 5:5 V-AAI-3SJohn 7:39 V-API-3SJohn 8:54 V-AAS-1SJohn 11:4 V-APS-3SJohn 12:16 V-API-3SJohn 12:23 V-APS-3SJohn 12:28 V-AAI-1SJohn 13:31 V-API-3SJohn 13:32 V-API-3SJohn 14:13 V-APS-3SJohn 15:8 V-API-3SJohn 16:14 V-FAI-3SJohn 17:1 V-AAM-2SJohn 17:4 V-AAI-1SJohn 17:5 V-AAM-2SJohn 17:10 V-RPI-1SJohn 21:19 V-FAI-3SLuke 2:20 V-PAP-NPMLuke 4:15 V-PPP-NSMLuke 5:25 V-PAP-NSMLuke 5:26 V-IAI-3PLuke 7:16 V-IAI-3PLuke 13:13 V-IAI-3SLuke 17:15 V-PAP-NSMLuke 18:43 V-PAP-NSMLuke 23:47 V-IAI-3SMatthew 5:16 V-AAS-3PMatthew 6:2 V-APS-3PMatthew 9:8 V-AAI-3PMatthew 15:31 V-AAI-3PMark 2:12 V-PANRevelation 15:4 V-FAI-3SRevelation 18:7 V-AAI-3SRomans 1:21 V-AAI-3PRomans 8:30 V-AAI-3SRomans 11:13 V-PAI-1SRomans 15:6 V-PAS-2PRomans 15:9 V-AAN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.