θεοσεβής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θεός (theós) + σέβομαι (sébomai) + -ής (-ḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.se.bɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.seˈbe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈβis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
Adjective
θεοσεβής • (theosebḗs) m or f (neuter θεοσεβές); third declension
- God-fearing
- 1858 [p. 1452], “λϛʹ. Προσρήσεών τε καὶ ὕμνων χρήσεως διάταξις. [CHAPTER 36. Instruction for the use of addresses and hymns]”, in Augustin Pellissier, transl., edited by Charles Alexandre, Traité des lois [BOOK OF LAWS][1], Paris: Firmin Didot frères, translation of ΝΟΜΩΝ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΗ by Plethon, →OCLC; republished as John Opsopaus, PhD, transl., 2021:
- Ἀκούετε, οἱ θεοσεβεῖς·
- Akoúete, hoi theosebeîs;
- Hear ye, worshipers of the gods...
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | θεοσεβής theosebḗs |
θεοσεβές theosebés |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs |
θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
| Genitive | θεοσεβοῦς theoseboûs |
θεοσεβοῦς theoseboûs |
θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn |
θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn |
θεοσεβῶν theosebôn |
θεοσεβῶν theosebôn | ||||||||
| Dative | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn |
θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn |
θεοσεβέσῐ / θεοσεβέσῐν theosebésĭ(n) |
θεοσεβέσῐ / θεοσεβέσῐν theosebésĭ(n) | ||||||||
| Accusative | θεοσεβῆ theosebê |
θεοσεβές theosebés |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs |
θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
| Vocative | θεοσεβές theosebés |
θεοσεβές theosebés |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî |
θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs |
θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| θεοσεβῶς theosebôs |
θεοσεβέστερος theosebésteros |
θεοσεβέστᾰτος theosebéstătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Further reading
- “θεοσεβής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θεοσεβής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- θεοσεβής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- devotional idem, page 221.
- devout idem, page 221.
- god-fearing idem, page 365.
- godly idem, page 365.
- good idem, page 366.
- holy idem, page 403.
- pious idem, page 614.
- religious idem, page 691.
- reverent idem, page 710.
- saintly idem, page 732.
- θεοσεβής, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεοσεβής (theosebḗs); θεο- (theo-, “god”) + σέβας (sévas, “respect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
Adjective
θεοσεβής • (theosevís) m (feminine θεοσεβής, neuter θεοσεβές)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | θεοσεβής (theosevís) | θεοσεβής (theosevís) | θεοσεβές (theosevés) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβή (theoseví) | |
| genitive | θεοσεβούς (theosevoús) θεοσεβή (theoseví) |
θεοσεβούς (theosevoús) | θεοσεβούς (theosevoús) | θεοσεβών (theosevón) | θεοσεβών (theosevón) | θεοσεβών (theosevón) | |
| accusative | θεοσεβή (theoseví) | θεοσεβή (theoseví) | θεοσεβές (theosevés) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβή (theoseví) | |
| vocative | θεοσεβή (theoseví) θεοσεβής (theosevís) |
θεοσεβής (theosevís) | θεοσεβές (theosevés) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβείς (theoseveís) | θεοσεβή (theoseví) | |
Synonyms
- θεοσεβούμενος (theosevoúmenos)
Derived terms
- θεοσέβεια (theoséveia)
Further reading
- θεοσεβής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language