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δόξα/doxa

The word is the qualities or characteristics of people or of God. It is a noun.

  • This word can mean the brightness, or the shining of anything with spendor.

    • This word describes a kingly majesty the earthy kings may display in their ruling power and wealth.
    • This word also describes the superior glory of God over all things and all people.
      • This word can be expanded to mean the radiance of God.
  • This word can mean entering into the next life: going into glory.

  • This word can mean the reflection, the spendor, of anything that catches the eye and can be seen.

    • This word can describe something that is done in a glorious way (to give honor or praise to someone).
  • This word can mean the ways in which God reveals his nature and character so that human beings can know him; by his glory; what he does; how he makes himself known to human beings.

    • This word can mean the fame, the majesty the honor that is given to people
    • This word can mean the fame, the majesty, the honor, and much more, that is given to God.
    • This word can mean that we are to give honor and praise to God.
      • To declare how glorious God is.
      • To declare his glory as being above every other glory (human glory, glory of the universe, etc)/
  • This word also describes the superior glory of God over all things and all people.

    • This word describes the honor and praise that God displays in what he does and in his nature and character.
    • This word describes the ways in which human beings are able to give glory to God.
      • This word describes human beings that are capable of receiving honor from God.

See: There are 166 uses of the noun: δόξα/doxa.