to glorify
Doxazo denotes giving honor or glory, whether people respond to God or Christ, or someone is honored through actions and events.
The verb most often marks the giving of honor or glory to God or Christ in response to healing, works, confession, completed work, or other disclosed events; it also describes a person, a body-member, a service, a name, or a word as honored or glorified within the verse’s stated relation.
Senses in use
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Giving honor in response to what is seen or done · dominant
In Luke 17:15, the present active participle describes the healed man returning with a loud voice; the APB renders him “glorifying God.” In Acts 11:18, those who hear of repentance granted to Gentiles respond by glorifying God, while Matthew 15:31 places the crowd’s response after seeing healings. The same active use is directed toward God through good works in 1 Peter 2:12 and toward the Father in Matthew 5:16.
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Being honored or bringing honor within a stated relation · common
Passive forms describe the recipient as glorified: in John 15:8 the APB renders the Father as glorified when disciples bear much fruit, and in John 12:23 the Son of Man is the one who may be glorified. Active forms can likewise name the action that brings such honor: in John 17:4, the speaker says, “I glorified you on the earth,” by completing the assigned work; in John 21:19, a kind of death is said to glorify God. The term can also concern human or other non-divine objects, as 1 Corinthians 12:26 speaks of one member being honored and Romans 11:13 of honoring service.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “glorify” or “glorified” across these verses, including actions directed to God and passive descriptions of those honored. In 1 Corinthians 12:26 it instead renders the passive clause “one member is honored”; Its wording should be read as a rendering of the clause rather than a fixed equivalent.