θέωσις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θεόω (theóō, “to deify”) + -σῐς (-sĭs).
Pronunciation
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/
Noun
θέωσῐς • (théōsĭs) f (genitive θεώσεως); third declension
Usage notes
Usually uncountable, but attested in the plural in the 5th–6th-century pagan philosopher Damascius.
Declension
Related terms
- ἀποθέωσῐς (apothéōsĭs)