Θεοτόκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Θεός (Theós, God) + τόκος (tókos, childbirth; offspring) from τίκτω (tíktō, I beget).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

  1. (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
    Θεοτοκίον. Ὡς παράδοξα καὶ ἄρρητα Θεοτόκε, τὰ τοῦ καινοῦ σου τόκου, ἀληθῶς ὑπάρχει, ξένα καὶ παράδοξα, ἐν οἷς ἡ διάνοια, καὶ ὁ νοῦς ἡττᾶται Πανάχραντε.
    Theotokíon. Hōs parádoxa kaì árrhēta Theotóke, tà toû kainoû sou tókou, alēthôs hupárkhei, xéna kaì parádoxa, en hoîs hē diánoia, kaì ho noûs hēttâtai Panákhrante.
    Theotokion. As the mysterious and sacred, O Theotokos, which newly-made of your bringing forth, verily you make a beginning of, strange and mysterious, within them the understanding, and the mind yields, O Most Immaculate.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Θεογεννήτωρ (Theogennḗtōr)
  • Θεοκυήτωρ (Theokuḗtōr)
  • Θεομήτωρ (Theomḗtōr)
  • Παναγία (Panagía)

Descendants

  • Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos)
  • English: Theotokos

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos), from Koine Greek Θεός (Theós, God) + Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos, childbirth; offspring) from τίκτω (tíktō, I beget).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
  • Hyphenation: Θε‧ο‧τό‧κος

Proper noun

Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) f

  1. (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

  • Θεογεννήτωρ (Theogennítor)
  • Θεοκυήτωρ (Theokyítor)
  • Θεομήτωρ (Theomítor)
  • Παναγία (Panagía)

Further reading

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