θεοσεβής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θεός (theós) + σέβομαι (sébomai) + -ής (-ḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.se.bɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰe.o.seˈbe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈβis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
Adjective
θεοσεβής • (theosebḗs) m or f (neuter θεοσεβές); third declension
- God-fearing
- (Can we date this quote?), Plethon, “λϛʹ. Προσρήσεών τε καὶ ὕμνων χρήσεως διάταξις. [CHAPTER 36. Instruction for the use of addresses and hymns]”, in ΝΟΜΩΝ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΗ. [BOOK OF LAWS], translation of original by John Opsopaus, PhD:
- Ἀκούετε, οἱ θεοσεβεῖς·
- Akoúete, hoi theosebeîs;
- Hear ye, worshipers of the gods...
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Declension
Third declension of θεοσεβής; θεοσεβές (contracted, Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | θεοσεβής theosebḗs | θεοσεβές theosebés | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs | θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
Genitive | θεοσεβοῦς theoseboûs | θεοσεβοῦς theoseboûs | θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn | θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn | θεοσεβῶν theosebôn | θεοσεβῶν theosebôn | ||||||||
Dative | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn | θεοσεβοῖν theoseboîn | θεοσεβέσῐ / θεοσεβέσῐν theosebési(n) | θεοσεβέσῐ / θεοσεβέσῐν theosebési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | θεοσεβῆ theosebê | θεοσεβές theosebés | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs | θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
Vocative | θεοσεβές theosebés | θεοσεβές theosebés | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖ theosebeî | θεοσεβεῖς theosebeîs | θεοσεβῆ theosebê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
θεοσεβῶς theosebôs | θεοσεβέστερος theosebésteros | θεοσεβέστᾰτος theosebéstatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “θεοσεβής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θεοσεβής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- θεοσεβής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- devotional idem, page 221.
- devout idem, page 221.
- god-fearing idem, page 365.
- godly idem, page 365.
- good idem, page 366.
- holy idem, page 403.
- pious idem, page 614.
- religious idem, page 691.
- reverent idem, page 710.
- saintly idem, page 732.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεοσεβής (theosebḗs); θεο- (theo-, “god”) + σέβας (sévas, “respect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θe.o.seˈvis/
Adjective
θεοσεβής • (theosevís) m (feminine θεοσεβής, neuter θεοσεβές)
- devout, pious, religious
Declension
Declension of θεοσεβής
number case \\ gender | singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | θεοσεβής • | θεοσεβής • | θεοσεβές • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβή • |
genitive | θεοσεβούς • | θεοσεβούς • | θεοσεβούς • | θεοσεβών • | θεοσεβών • | θεοσεβών • |
accusative | θεοσεβή • | θεοσεβή • | θεοσεβές • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβή • |
vocative | θεοσεβή • / θεοσεβής • | θεοσεβής • | θεοσεβές • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβείς • | θεοσεβή • |
Synonyms
- θεοσεβούμενος (theosevoúmenos)
Derived terms
- θεοσέβεια (theoséveia)
Further reading
- θεοσεβής - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.