θεόπνευστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breathe”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ó.pneu̯s.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈo.pnews.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pneɸs.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pnefs.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pnefs.tos/

Adjective

θεόπνευστος • (theópneustos) m or f (neuter θεόπνευστον); second declension

God-breathed, inspired by God
- Pseudo-Phocylides 121
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.904F
- New Testament, Second Epistle to Timothy 3:16

Inflection

Second declension of θεόπνευστος; θεόπνευστον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θεόπνευστος theópneustos	θεόπνευστον theópneuston	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεόπνευστοι theópneustoi	θεόπνευστᾰ theópneusta
Genitive	θεοπνεύστου theopneústou	θεοπνεύστου theopneústou	θεοπνεύστοιν theopneústoin	θεοπνεύστοιν theopneústoin	θεοπνεύστων theopneústōn	θεοπνεύστων theopneústōn
Dative	θεοπνεύστῳ theopneústōi	θεοπνεύστῳ theopneústōi	θεοπνεύστοιν theopneústoin	θεοπνεύστοιν theopneústoin	θεοπνεύστοις theopneústois	θεοπνεύστοις theopneústois
Accusative	θεόπνευστον theópneuston	θεόπνευστον theópneuston	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεοπνεύστους theopneústous	θεόπνευστᾰ theópneusta
Vocative	θεόπνευστε theópneuste	θεόπνευστον theópneuston	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεοπνεύστω theopneústō	θεόπνευστοι theópneustoi	θεόπνευστᾰ theópneusta
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	θεοπνεύστως theopneústōs		θεοπνευστότερος theopneustóteros		θεοπνευστότᾰτος theopneustótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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