δοξάζω; [imperfect 
ἐδόξαζον]; future 
δοξάσω; 1 aorist 
ἐδόξασα; passive [present 
δοξάζομαι]; perfect 
δεδόξασμαι; 1 aorist 
ἐδοξάσθην; (
δόξα); 
Vulg. honorifico, glorifico, clarifico; 
Sept. chiefly for 
כָּבַד, several times for 
פֵּאֵר (in 
Exodus 34:29f, 
35 δοξάζεσθαι stands for 
קָרַן, to shine);
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 (6, 53, 10 
δεδοξασμένοι ἐπ’ ἀρετῇ) on 
to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate: 
τινά, passive, 
Matthew 6:2; 
Luke 4:15; 
ἑαυτόν, to glorify oneself, 
John 8:54; 
Revelation 18:7; 
τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου, 
Acts 13:48; 
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου, 
Revelation 15:4; 
τὸν θεόν, 
Matthew 5:16; 
Matthew 9:8; 
Matthew 15:31; 
Mark 2:12; 
Luke 5:25; 
Luke 7:16; 
Luke 13:13; 
Luke 17:15; 
Luke 18:43; 
Luke 23:47; 
Acts 11:18; 
Acts 21:20 [
Rec. κύριον]; 
Romans 15:6, 
9 [Winer's Grammar, § 44, 3 b.; 332 (311)]; 
1 Peter 2:12; 
1 Peter 4:14 Rec.; with the addition of 
ἐπί τινι, for something, 
Luke 2:20; 
Acts 4:21; 
2 Corinthians 9:13; 
ἐν ἐμοί, on account of me (properly, finding in me matter for giving praise [cf. Winer's Grammar, 387f (362f)]), 
Galatians 1:24; 
ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ, 
1 Peter 4:16 L T Tr WH.
3. to honor, do honor to, hold in honor: 
τὴν διακονίαν μου, by the most devoted administration of it endeavoring to convert as many Gentiles as possible to Christ, 
Romans 11:13; a member of the body, 
1 Corinthians 12:26; 
θεόν, 
to worship, Romans 1:21; with the adjunct 
ἐν τῷ σώματι, by keeping the body pure and sound, 
1 Corinthians 6:20; 
τῷ θανάτῳ, to undergo death for the honor of God, 
John 21:19.
4. By a use not found in secular writings 
to make glorious, adorn with lustre, clothe with splendor;
 a. to impart glory to something, 
render it 
excellent: perfect passive 
δεδόξασμαι, to excel, be preeminent; 
δεδοξασμένος, excelling, eminent, glorious, 
2 Corinthians 3:10; 
δεδοξασμένη χάρα, surpassing 
i. e. heavenly, joy 
[A. V. full of glory), 
1 Peter 1:8.
b. to make renowned, render illustrious, i. e. to cause the dignity and worth of some person or 
thing to become manifest and acknowledged: 
τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, 
2 Thessalonians 3:1; Christ, the Son of God, 
John 8:54; 
John 11:4; 
John 16:14; 
John 17:10; God the Father, 
John 13:31; 
John 14:13; 
John 15:8; 
John 17:1, 
4; 
1 Peter 4:11; 
τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ, 
John 12:28.
c. to exalt to a glorious rank or 
condition (
Isaiah 44:23; 
Isaiah 55:5, etc.; joined to 
ὑψοῦν, 
Isaiah 4:2; 
Esther 3:1): 
οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασε did not assume to himself the dignity (equivalent to 
οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τὴν τιμὴν ἔλαβε, 
Esther 3:4), the words 
γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα being added epexegetically (Winer's Grammar, § 44, 1), 
Hebrews 5:5;. of God exalting, or rather restoring, Christ his Son to a state of glory in heaven: 
John 7:39; 
John 12:16, [
John 12:23]; 
John 13:31f; 
17:1,
5; 
Acts 3:13; (see 
δόξα, III. 4 a.); of God bringing Christians to a heavenly dignity and condition, (see 
δόξα, III. 4 b.): 
Romans 8:30. [
Compare: ἐν-, 
συνδοξάζω.] 
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