Textus Receptus Bibles

Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.

Variant: Read "by God" instead of "from God."

Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G2316

Greek: θεός

Transliteration: theos

Pronunciation: theh'-os

Part of Speech: Noun Masculine

Bible Usage: X-(idiom) exceeding God god [-ly -ward].

Definition:

Thayers Strongs

a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very

1. a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

2. the Godhead, trinity

a. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

b. Christ, the second person of the trinity

c. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

3. spoken of the only and true God

a. refers to the things of God

b. his counsels, interests, things due to him

4. whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

a. God's representative or viceregent

1. of magistrates and judges

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.