doxazō · glorify

What it means

doxazō (δοξάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “glorify”.

Honor, give glory.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To give someone honor and praise.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To glorify: to give glory, to honor, to praise someone for who he is or for what he did; and also to clothe with glory. It is the verb of δόξα (‘glory’, G1391).

• Glorifying God for what he did Luke 5:25Luke 7:16Luke 2:20
• That others may glorify the Father Matthew 5:161 Corinthians 6:20
• “Glorify your Son” John 17:1John 17:4John 12:28
• Jesus “had not yet been glorified” John 7:39
• “These he also glorified” Romans 8:30

How we translate it

“Glorified” 28 times, “glorify” 21, “glorifying” 11, “glorifies” 1, as this edition’s glossary sets it (doxa / doxazō = ‘glory / glorify’), so that it can be seen that the verb comes from the word ‘glory’. In 2 Corinthians 3:10 the passive is kept as well: “what has been glorified has not been glorified in this respect”.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• glorified ×28
• glorify ×21
• glorifying ×11
• glorifies ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×1
• Luke×9
• John×23
• Acts×5
• Romans×5
• 1 Corinthians×2
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×1
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• Hebrews×1
• 1 Peter×4
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 5:16

  In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 6:2

  So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 9:8

  Seeing it, the crowds were afraid and glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.

• Matthew 15:31

  so that the crowd was amazed seeing the mute speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

• Mark 2:12

  And he got up, and at once picking up the mat, he went out before all of them, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

• Luke 2:20

  And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

• Luke 4:15

  And he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

• Luke 5:25

  And immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went away to his home, glorifying God.

• Luke 5:26

  And amazement seized them all, and they were glorifying God, and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”

• Luke 7:16

  And fear seized all, and they were glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has been raised up among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

• Luke 13:13

  And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and she was glorifying God.

• Luke 17:15

  And one of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice;

• Luke 18:43

  And immediately he regained his sight and was following him, glorifying God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

• Luke 23:47

  And the centurion, seeing what had happened, was glorifying God, saying, “Certainly this man was righteous.”

• John 7:39

  But he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive; for the Spirit was not yet there, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

• John 8:54

  Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’

• John 11:4

  But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

• John 12:16

  His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.

• John 12:23

  And Jesus answers them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

• John 12:28

  Father, glorify your name.” So a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

• John 13:31

  So when he had gone out, Jesus says, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

• John 13:32

  If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once.

• John 14:13

  And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

• John 15:8

  By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.

• John 16:14

  He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and announce it to you.

• John 17:1

  Jesus spoke these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, so that the Son may glorify you,

• John 17:4

  I glorified you on the earth, having completed the work that you have given me to do.

• John 17:5

  And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

• John 17:10

  and all that is mine is yours, and yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them.

• John 21:19

  He said this to show by what kind of death he would glorify God. And having said this, he says to him, “Follow me.”

• Acts 3:13

  The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

• Acts 4:21

  And they, after threatening them further, released them, finding nothing as to how they might punish them, because of the people, for all were glorifying God for what had happened.

• Acts 11:18

  And when they heard these things they fell silent and glorified God, saying, “Then God has given to the nations also the change of mind that leads to life.”

• Acts 13:48

  And when the nations heard this, they were rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

• Acts 21:20

  And when they heard it, they glorified God, and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law;

• Romans 1:21

  Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• Romans 8:30

  and those whom he destined beforehand, these he also called; and those whom he called, these he also declared righteous; and those whom he declared righteous, these he also glorified.

• Romans 11:13

  Now I am speaking to you, the nations. Inasmuch as, then, I am an apostle of the nations, I glorify my service

• Romans 15:6

  so that with one accord with one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

• Romans 15:9

  and that the nations might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore I will praise you among the nations, and sing to your name.

And 21 more times.