Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.

Glory

(Heb.kabhod; Gr.doxa).

1. Abundance, wealth, treasure, and hence honour (Ps. 49:12); glory (Gen. 31:1; Mt. 4:8; Rev. 21:24, 26).
2. Honour, dignity (1 Ki. 3:13; Heb. 2:7 1 Pet. 1:24); of God (Ps. 19:1, 29:1); of the mind or heart (Gen. 49:6; Ps. 7:5; Acts 2:46).
3. Splendour, brightness, majesty (Gen. 45:13; Isa. 4:5; Acts 22:11; 2 Cor. 3:7); of Jehovah (Isa. 59:19, 60:1; 2 Th. 1:9).
4. The glorious moral attributes, the infinite perfections of God (Isa. 40:5; Acts 7:2; Rom. 1:23, 9:23; Eph. 1:12). Jesus is the "brightness of the Father's glory" (Heb. 1:3; Jn. 1:14, 2:11).
5. The bliss of heaven (Rom. 2:7, 10, 5:2, 8:18; Heb. 2:10; 1 Pet. 5:1, 10).
6. The phrase "Give glory to God" (Josh. 7:19; Jer. 13:16) is a Hebrew idiom meaning, "Confess your sins." The words of the Jews to the blind man, "Give God the praise" (Jn. 9:24), are an adjuration to confess. They are equivalent to, "Confess that you are an impostor," "Give God the glory by speaking the truth;" for they denied that a miracle had been wrought.