θεόπνοος
Ancient Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- θεόπνους (theópnous) — contracted
Etymology
editFrom θεό- (θεός) (theó- (theós), “god”) + -πνοος (-pnoos, “breath”).
Pronunciation
edit- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰeˈo.pno.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/
Adjective
editθεόπνοος • (theópnoos) m or f (neuter θεόπνοον); second declension (Koine)
- inspired of God
- Hermetica, Poimandres [Ἑρμοῦ τρισμεγιστου] Ποιμάνδρης, 30 @scaife.perseus.org [the contracted from]
- θεόπνους γενόμενος … τῆς ἀληθείας ἦλθον.
- theópnous genómenos … tês alētheías êlthon.
- becoming inspired by God … I have come/arrived to the truth.
- Hermetica, Poimandres [Ἑρμοῦ τρισμεγιστου] Ποιμάνδρης, 30 @scaife.perseus.org [the contracted from]
Inflection
editNumber | Singular | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||||
Nominative | θεόπνοος theópnoos |
θεόπνοον theópnoon |
θεόπνοοι theópnooi |
θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa | ||||||||||
Genitive | θεοπνόου theopnóou |
θεοπνόου theopnóou |
θεοπνόων theopnóōn |
θεοπνόων theopnóōn | ||||||||||
Dative | θεοπνόῳ theopnóōi |
θεοπνόῳ theopnóōi |
θεοπνόοις theopnóois |
θεοπνόοις theopnóois | ||||||||||
Accusative | θεόπνοον theópnoon |
θεόπνοον theópnoon |
θεοπνόους theopnóous |
θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa | ||||||||||
Vocative | θεόπνοε theópnoe |
θεόπνοον theópnoon |
θεόπνοοι theópnooi |
θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa | ||||||||||
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Synonyms
edit- θεόπνευστος (theópneustos)
Further reading
edit- “θεόπνοος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- Poirier, John C. The Invention of the Inspired Text. Chapter 3: Pre-Origen Uses of Θεόπνους. Pages 67-88. →ISBN