theos
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”, noun).
Pronunciation
edit(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe.os/, [ˈt̪ʰeɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.os/, [ˈt̪ɛːos]
Noun
edittheos m
- (religion) god or deity
- 1510, [s.n.], De Placitis philosophorum libri, [s.l.], →OCLC, page [unpaged]:
- […] luná luminis nobis authores esse:ab eo quod theasthe id est spectare dicunt:& thin.idest currere:theos (unde nos deos) appellauerunt.
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- 1576, Johann Altenstaig, Lexicon theologicum : complectens vocabulorum descriptiones, diffinitiones & interpretationes, Antverpiae: Beller, →OCLC, page 210 [facing page]:
- Multiuoca dicuntur illa (vt inquit Hugo) quæ sub multiplicatione vocum important vnam & eandem rem om nino, vt Theos Deus, omnia talia sunt synonyma in diuinis.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theos.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- the- (combining form)
- theo- (combining form)
References
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editDeterminer
edittheos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“these”)
Pronoun
edittheos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“these”)
Etymology 2
editDeterminer
edittheos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“this”)
Pronoun
edittheos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“this”)
Etymology 3
editDeterminer
edittheos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“the, that, this”)
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