Θεοτόκος

See also: θεοτόκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As Koine adjective θεοτόκος (theotókos), substantivised feminine noun < Θεός (Theós, “God”) +‎ τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”). Sense "Virgin Mary" already by Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/ → /θe.oˈto.kos/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/

Proper noun

Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension (Koine) also spelling θεοτόκος

1. (Christianity) God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ
   • Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253). Fragmenta In Lucam (In Catenis) Fr.101@scaife.perseus, Die Homilien zu Lukas … Max Rauer (Ed.)
     ἀσυμφανὴς ἦν ὁ τῆς θεοτόκου λόγος

     asumphanḕs ên ho tês theotókou lógos

     obscure was the saying^prophecy about Theotokos

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Θεοτόκος; τῆς Θεοτόκου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θεοτόκος hē Theotókos
Genitive	τῆς Θεοτόκου tês Theotókou
Dative	τῇ Θεοτόκῳ têi Theotókōi
Accusative	τὴν Θεοτόκον tḕn Theotókon
Vocative	Θεοτόκε Theotóke

Derived terms

• Θεοτοκίον (Theotokíon)

Related terms

• Θεογεννήτωρ (Theogennḗtōr)
• Θεοκυήτωρ (Theokuḗtōr)
• Θεομήτωρ (Theomḗtōr)
• Παναγία (Panagía)

Descendants

• → Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) (learned)
• → English: Theotokos

Further reading

• Θεοτόκος - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.
• Θεοτόκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• θεοτόκ- @scaife.perseus

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) < θεοτόκος (theotókos), also Medieval, < θεο- (theo-) Koine Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”), ancient θεός (theós) + Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• Hyphenation: Θε‧ο‧τό‧κος

Proper noun

Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f

1. (Christianity) God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ

   Synonyms: (formal) Θεομήτωρ (Theomítor), (standard) Παναγία (Panagía)

Declension

  Θεοτόκος

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Θεοτόκος •
genitive	Θεοτόκου •
accusative	Θεοτόκο •
vocative	Θεοτόκε •