θέωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεόω (theóō, “to deify”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/ → /ˈθe.o.sis/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.o.sis/

Noun

θέωσῐς • (théōsis) f (genitive θεώσεως); third declension

1. (Byzantine) theosis, deification

Usage notes

Usually uncountable, but attested in the plural in the 5th–6th-century pagan philosopher Damascius.

Declension

Third declension of ἡ θέωσῐς; τῆς θεώσεως (Byzantine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θέωσῐς hē théōsis	αἱ θεώσεις hai theṓseis
Genitive	τῆς θεώσεως tês theṓseōs	τῶν θεώσεων tôn theṓseōn
Dative	τῇ θεώσει têi theṓsei	ταῖς θεώσεσῐ / θεώσεσῐν taîs theṓsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν θέωσῐν tḕn théōsin	τᾱ̀ς θεώσεις tā̀s theṓseis
Vocative	θέωσῐ théōsi	θεώσεις theṓseis

Related terms

• ἀποθέωσῐς (apothéōsis)