Theotokos

English

Etymology

First attested in 3rd–4th century. Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos), from Ancient Greek Θεός (Theós, “God”), and τόκος (tókos, “parturition, childbirth”).

Pronunciation
  • Traditional: IPA(key): /θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/[1]
  • Hellenizing: IPA(key): /ˌθeɪoʊˈtoʊkoʊs/

Proper noun

Theotokos

  1. (chiefly Eastern Catholicism) The Virgin Mary.

Translations

References
  1. “Theotokos”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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