θεός

See also: Θεός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós (whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀃 (te-o)), a thematicization of amphikinetic Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁-s-(s) ~ *dʰh₁-s-és, from *dʰeh₁- (to do, to put, to place) + *-s (s-stem forming suffix). Cognate with Phrygian δεως (deōs, to the gods), Old Armenian դիք (dikʻ, gods) and Latin fēriae (festival days), fānum (temple) and fēstus (festive).

Despite its similarity in form and meaning, the word is not related to Latin deus; the two come from different roots. A true cognate of deus is Ζεύς (Zeús).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

θεός • (theós)

  1. divine (used only in comparative: θεώτερος (theṓteros))

Noun

θεός • (theósm or f (genitive θεοῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

  1. a deity, a god, God
  2. title of a ruler
  3. sometimes feminine (ἡ θεός): a goddess

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἄθεος (átheos)
  • ἀθεότης (atheótēs)
  • ἀντίθεος (antítheos)
  • ἀποθεόω (apotheóō)
  • δύσθεος (dústheos)
  • Δωροθέᾱ (Dōrothéā)
  • Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos)
  • ἐκθεόω (ektheóō)
  • ἐνθεόομαι (entheóomai)
  • ἔνθεος (éntheos)
  • ζάθεος (zátheos)
  • ἠγάθεος (ēgátheos)
  • ἡμίθεος (hēmítheos)
  • θεᾱ́ (theā́)
  • Θεαίτητος (Theaítētos)
  • θεοβλάβειᾰ (theoblábeiă)
  • θεοβλαβέω (theoblabéō)
  • θεοβλαβής (theoblabḗs)
  • θεογεννής (theogennḗs)
  • θεογνωσίᾱ (theognōsíā)
  • θεογονίᾱ (theogoníā)
  • θεόγονος (theógonos)
  • θεοδέγμων (theodégmōn)
  • θεοδίδᾰκτος (theodídăktos)
  • θεόδμητος (theódmētos)
  • θεοδοσίᾱ (theodosíā)
  • Θεόδοτος (Theódotos)
  • θεόδοτος (theódotos)
  • Θεόδουλος (Theódoulos)
  • Θεοδώρα (Theodṓra)
  • Θεόδωρος (Theódōros)
  • θεοειδής (theoeidḗs)
  • θεοείκελος (theoeíkelos)
  • θεοεχθρίᾱ (theoekhthríā)
  • θεοίνιᾰ (theoíniă)
  • θεοισεχθρίᾱ (theoisekhthríā)
  • θεοκλυτέω (theoklutéō)
  • θεοκλύτησις (theoklútēsis)
  • θεόκλυτος (theóklutos)
  • θεόκρᾰντος (theókrăntos)
  • θεοκρᾰτίᾱ (theokrătíā)
  • θεόκριτος (theókritos)
  • θεόκτιτος (theóktitos)
  • θεόληπτος (theólēptos)
  • θεολογέω (theologéō)
  • θεολόγιᾰ (theológiă)
  • θεολογικός (theologikós)
  • θεόλογος (theólogos)
  • θεομᾰνέω (theomănéō)
  • θεομᾰνής (theomănḗs)
  • θεόμᾰντις (theómăntis)
  • θεομᾰχέω (theomăkhéō)
  • θεομᾰχίᾱ (theomăkhíā)
  • θεόμᾰχος (theómăkhos)
  • Θεόμβροτος (Theómbrotos)
  • θεομήστωρ (theomḗstōr)
  • θεομῑσής (theomīsḗs)
  • θεόμορος (theómoros)
  • θεόπεμπτος (theópemptos)
  • θεόπνευστος (theópneustos)
  • θεοποιέω (theopoiéō)
  • Θεόπομπος (Theópompos)
  • θεοπρεπής (theoprepḗs)
  • θεοπροπέω (theopropéō)
  • θεοπροπίᾱ (theopropíā)
  • θεοπρόπιον (theoprópion)
  • θεοπρόπος (theoprópos)
  • θεοσέβειᾰ (theosébeiă)
  • θεοσεβέω (theosebéō)
  • θεοσεβής (theosebḗs)
  • θεοστυγής (theostugḗs)
  • θεότης (theótēs)
  • Θεοτόκος (Theotókos)
  • θεουδής (theoudḗs)
  • θεοφάνειᾰ (theopháneiă)
  • θεοφάνιᾰ (theophániă)
  • θεόφᾰντος (theóphăntos)
  • θεοφιλής (theophilḗs)
  • Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos)
  • θεοφορέω (theophoréō)
  • θεοφόρησις (theophórēsis)
  • θεοφόρητος (theophórētos)
  • θεοφορίᾱ (theophoríā)
  • θεόφορος (theóphoros)
  • Θεόφρᾰστος (Theóphrăstos)
  • θεόφρων (theóphrōn)
  • θεοφῠ́λᾰξ (theophŭ́lăx)
  • θεόω (theóō)
  • Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs)
  • Ἱερόθεος (Hierótheos)
  • ἰσόθεος (isótheos)
  • ἰσοθεόω (isotheóō)
  • κατάθεος (katátheos)
  • μῑσόθεος (mīsótheos)
  • Μνησίθεος (Mnēsítheos)
  • Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos)
  • Φιλόθεος (Philótheos)

Descendants

  • Boeotian: θῐός (thĭós)
  • Cypriot, Cretan: θιός (thiós)
  • Doric: θεύς (theús)
  • English: theo-
  • French: théo-
  • Greek: θεός (theós)
  • Italian: teo-
  • Laconic: σῐός (sĭós)
  • Spanish: teo-
  • Portuguese: teo-
  • Mariupol Greek: тъео́с (θjeós), тъего́с (θjehós)

See also

References

  1. ^ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 1,104
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 14

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈos/
  • Hyphenation: θε‧ός

Noun

θεός • (theósm (plural θεοί, feminine θεά)

  1. (religion) god (supreme being or a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers)
    Ο θεός των Αράβων είναι ο Αλλάχ.
    O theós ton Arávon eínai o Allách.
    The god of the Arabs is Allah.
    Στην αρχαία Ελλάδα, ο Διόνυσος ήταν ο θεός του κρασιού.
    Stin archaía Elláda, o Diónysos ítan o theós tou krasioú.
    In Ancient Greece, Dionysus was the god of wine.
  2. alternative letter-case form of Θεός (Theós)
  3. (figuratively) god, idol (something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed)
    Όσον αφορά μουσική, ο Μότσαρτ ήταν ο θεός του.
    Óson aforá mousikí, o Mótsart ítan o theós tou.
    With regard to music, Mozart was his god.
    Σε αυτόν τον κόσμο, δυστυχώς, τα λεφτά είναι ο θεός τους.
    Se aftón ton kósmo, dystychós, ta leftá eínai o theós tous.
    In this world, unfortunately, money is their god.
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) god, Greek god (exceedingly handsome man)
    Στην παραλία ήταν διάφοροι θεοί.
    Stin paralía ítan diáforoi theoí.
    There were several Greek gods on the beach.

Declension

Declension of θεός
singular plural
nominative θεός (theós) θεοί (theoí)
genitive θεού (theoú) θεών (theón)
accusative θεό (theó) θεούς (theoús)
vocative θεέ (theé) θεοί (theoí)

Synonyms