Θεοτόκος
See also: θεοτόκος
Ancient Greek
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
Proper noun
[edit]Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension (Koine) also spelling θεοτόκος
- (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 sayingprophecy about Theotokos
- Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253). Fragmenta In Lucam (In Catenis) Fr.101@scaife.perseus, Die Homilien zu Lukas … Max Rauer (Ed.)
Inflection
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- Θεοτοκίον (Theotokíon)
Related terms
[edit]- Θεογεννήτωρ (Theogennḗtōr)
- Θεοκυήτωρ (Theokuḗtōr)
- Θεομήτωρ (Theomḗtōr)
- Παναγία (Panagía)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Θεοτόκος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- Θεοτόκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- θεοτόκ- @scaife.perseus
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos)[1] < θεοτόκος (theotókos), also Medieval,[2] < θεο- (theo-) Koine Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”), ancient θεός (theós) + Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f
- (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
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) |
| genitive | Θεοτόκου (Theotókou) |
| accusative | Θεοτόκο (Theotóko) |
| vocative | Θεοτόκε (Theotóke) |
References
[edit]- ^ θεοτόκος - Θεοτόκος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ Θεοτόκος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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