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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.

2. (n.) A woman of superior charms or excellence.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GODDESS

god'-es ('elohim, thea): There is no separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. In the only instance in which the word occurs in English Versions of the Bible (1 Kings 11:5, 33), the gender is determined by the noun-"Ashtoreth, the god (goddess) of the Sidonians." In the New Testament the term is applied to Diana of Ephesus (Acts 19:27, 35, 37).

Greek

2299. thea -- a goddess
... thea. 2300 . a goddess. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: thea Phonetic
Spelling: (theh-ah') Short Definition: a goddess Definition: a goddess. ...
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735. Artemis -- Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
... goddess of the hunt. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Artemis Phonetic
Spelling: (ar'-tem-is) Short Definition: the Persian or Ephesian Artemis ...
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116. Athenai -- Athens, capital of Attica in Greece
... Word Origin from Athene (Athena Gr. goddess of wisdom) Definition Athens, capital
of Attica in Greece NASB Word Usage Athens (4). Athens. ...
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1891. Epaphroditos -- Epaphroditus, a Christian
... Word Origin from epi and Aphrodite (name of Gr. goddess, Venus in Rom. myth.)
Definition Epaphroditus, a Christian NASB Word Usage Epaphroditus (2). ...
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5514. Chloe a prim. word -- Chloe.
... Word Origin young foliage (Verdant, epithet of the pagan goddess Demeter),
Chloe, a Chr. woman NASB Word Usage Chloe's (1). Chloe. ...
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1216. Demetrios -- Demetrius, the name of a silversmith and of a ...
... Word Origin from Demeter (Gr. goddess of agriculture) Definition Demetrius, the
name of a silversmith and of a Christian NASB Word Usage Demetrius (3). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

842. Asherah -- a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same
... 841, 842. Asherah. 843 . a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same.
Transliteration: Asherah Phonetic Spelling: (ash-ay-raw') Short Definition: Asherim ...
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6252b. Ashtoreth -- an ancient Near Eastern goddess
... 6252a, 6252b. Ashtoreth or Ashtaroth. 6253 . an ancient Near Eastern goddess.
Transliteration: Ashtoreth or Ashtaroth Short Definition: Ashtaroth. ...
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430. elohim -- God, god
... of eloah Definition God, god NASB Word Usage divine (1), divine being (1), exceedingly
(1), God (2326), god (45), God's (14), goddess (2), godly (1), gods (204 ...
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6253. Ashtoreth -- Ashtoreth
... Word Origin the same as Ashtoreth, qv. Ashtoreth Probably for ashtrah; Ashtoreth,
the Phoenician goddess of love (and increase) -- Ashtoreth. see HEBREW ashtrah ...
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Library

Pellonia is a Goddess Mighty to Drive Back Enemies. ...
... Book IV. 4 Pellonia is a goddess mighty to drive back enemies.� Pellonia is a goddess
mighty to drive back enemies. Whose enemies, say, if it is convenient? ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/4 pellonia is a goddess.htm

We Shall not Here Mention Laverna, Goddess of Thieves...
... Book III. 26 We shall not here mention Laverna, goddess of thieves� We
shall not here mention Laverna, goddess of thieves, the ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/26 we shall not here.htm

Concerning the Earth, which Varro Affirms to be a Goddess, Because ...
... Chapter 23."Concerning the Earth, Which Varro Affirms to Be a Goddess, Because that
Soul of the World Which He Thinks to Be God Pervades Also This Lowest ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 23 concerning the earth which.htm

The Enlargement of Kingdoms is Unsuitably Ascribed to Jove; for If ...
... Chapter 14."The Enlargement of Kingdoms is Unsuitably Ascribed to Jove; For If,
as They Will Have It, Victoria is a Goddess, She Alone Would Suffice for This ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 14 the enlargement of kingdoms.htm

Of True Religion and of Nature. Whether Fortune is a Goddess, and ...
... Of the False Wisdom of Philosophers. Chap. XXVIII."Of True Religion and
of Nature. Whether Fortune is a Goddess, and of Philosophy. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxviii of true religion and.htm

That Although not Understanding them to be the Gifts of God, they ...
... Whence, although goddess Felicity could not be worshipped by one not yet born, in
order that, being made his friend, she might bestow this on him, yet she ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 21 that although not understanding.htm

Which of the Gods Can the Romans Suppose Presided Over the ...
... Now, surely of this work, which is so excellent and so very full of the highest
dignity, they dare not ascribe any part to the goddess Cloacina; [166] or to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 8 which of the gods.htm

Concerning the Surnames of Tellus and their Significations, Which ...
... are for all that only single deities,"for by all these surnames it is signified
that a manifold virtue belongs to one god or to one goddess; but the ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 24 concerning the surnames of.htm

Concerning virtue and Faith, which the Pagans have Honored with ...
... They have made Virtue also a goddess, which, indeed, if it could be a
goddess, had been preferable to many. And now, because it ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 20 concerning virtue and faith.htm

Concerning Felicity, whom the Romans, who Venerate Many Gods, for ...
... But how does it happen, if their books and rituals are true, and Felicity is a goddess,
that she herself is not appointed as the only one to be worshipped ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 23 concerning felicity whom the.htm

Thesaurus

Goddess (6 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GODDESS. god'-es ('elohim, thea): There is no
separate word for "goddess" in the Old Testament. ...Goddess (6 Occurrences). ...
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Asherah (40 Occurrences)
... Authorized Version. This was the name of a sensual Canaanitish goddess
Astarte, the feminine of the Assyrian Ishtar. Its symbol ...
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Astoreth
... ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and
Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local ...
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Astarte (2 Occurrences)
... ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and
Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local ...
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Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)
... The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature,
their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal ...
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Diana (5 Occurrences)
... So called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the "great" goddess
worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. ...
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Artemis (5 Occurrences)
... di-an'-a (Artemis "prompt," "safe"): A deity of Asiatic origin, the mother goddess
of the earth, whose seat of worship was the temple in Ephesus, the capital ...
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Golden (86 Occurrences)
... and Ethics, under the word "Bull"). Among all these peoples the cow goddess
was given at least equal honor. In Babylonia the goddess...
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Aryan
... His spouse was probably Spandaramet (Spenta Armaiti), goddess of the earth, who
was later held to preside over the underworld (compare Persephone; Hellenistic ...
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Paphos (2 Occurrences)
... The goddess, identified with the Greek Aphrodite, who was said to have risen from
the sea at Paphos, was in reality a Nature-goddess, closely resembling the ...
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Bible Concordance

Goddess (6 Occurrences)

Acts 19:27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 19:35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
(WEB KJV WBS YLT)

Acts 19:37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 11:33 because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 23:13 And the high places before Jerusalem, on the south side of the mountain of destruction, which Solomon, king of Israel, had made for Ashtoreth, the disgusting god of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, and for Milcom, the disgusting god of the children of Ammon, the king made unclean.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Goddess

Related Terms

Asherah (40 Occurrences)

Astoreth

Astarte (2 Occurrences)

Ashtoreth (3 Occurrences)

Diana (5 Occurrences)

Artemis (5 Occurrences)

Golden (86 Occurrences)

Aryan

Paphos (2 Occurrences)