θεόπνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θεόπνους (theópnous) — contracted

Etymology

From θεό- (θεός) (theó- (theós), “god”) +‎ -πνοος (-pnoos, “breath”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/ → /θeˈo.pno.os/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈo.pno.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.pno.os/

Adjective

θεόπνοος • (theópnoos) m or f (neuter θεόπνοον); second declension (Koine)

1. inspired of God
   • Hermetica, Poimandres [Ἑρμοῦ τρισμεγιστου] Ποιμάνδρης, 30 @scaife.perseus.org [the contracted from]

     θεόπνους γενόμενος … τῆς ἀληθείας ἦλθον.

     theópnous genómenos … tês alētheías êlthon.

     becoming inspired by God … I have come/arrived to the truth.

Inflection

Second declension of θεόπνοος; θεόπνοον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θεόπνοος theópnoos	θεόπνοον theópnoon		θεόπνοοι theópnooi	θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa
Genitive		θεοπνόου theopnóou	θεοπνόου theopnóou		θεοπνόων theopnóōn	θεοπνόων theopnóōn
Dative		θεοπνόῳ theopnóōi	θεοπνόῳ theopnóōi		θεοπνόοις theopnóois	θεοπνόοις theopnóois
Accusative		θεόπνοον theópnoon	θεόπνοον theópnoon		θεοπνόους theopnóous	θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa
Vocative		θεόπνοε theópnoe	θεόπνοον theópnoon		θεόπνοοι theópnooi	θεόπνοᾰ theópnoa
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• θεόπνευστος (theópneustos)

Further reading

• “θεόπνοος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• Poirier, John C. The Invention of the Inspired Text. Chapter 3: Pre-Origen Uses of Θεόπνους. Pages 67-88. →ISBN