# θεός
## Ancient Greek
### Alternative forms

* θέος (théos) — Lesbian
* θεύς (theús) — Doric
* θιός (thiós) — Boeotian, Arcadocypriot
* θιός (thiós), σιός (siós) — Laconian

### 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).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʰe.ós/ → /θeˈos/ → /θeˈos/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /tʰe.ós/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /tʰeˈos/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /θeˈos/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /θeˈos/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /θeˈos/

### Adjective

θεός • (theós)
* divine (used only in comparative: θεώτερος (theṓteros))

### Noun

θεός • (theós) m or f (genitive θεοῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)
* a deity, a god, God
* title of a ruler
* sometimes feminine (ἡ θεός): a goddess

#### 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

* deus

### References

* ↑ Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 1,104
* ↑ 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

* “θεός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “θεός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “θεός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* θεός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
* Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
* θεός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* “θεός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
* G2316 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. deity idem, page 206.divinity idem, page 244.god idem, page 365.goddess idem, page 365.
* Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540f

## Greek
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /θeˈos/
* Hyphenation: θε‧ός

### Noun

θεός • (theós) m (plural θεοί, feminine θεά)
* (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.
* Alternative letter-case form of Θεός (Theós).
* (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.
* (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.

#### Synonyms

* (idol): ίνδαλμα n (índalma), πρότυπο n (prótypo)
* (Greek god, good-looking): πανέμορφος m (panémorfos)

#### Related terms

* αθεϊσμός m (atheïsmós, “atheism”)
* θεϊσμός m (theïsmós, “theism”)
* θεότητα f (theótita, “divinity, deity”)
* ημίθεος m (imítheos, “demigod”)
* θεϊκός (theïkós, “divine”, adjective)