Θεοτόκος

Θεοτόκος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θεοτόκος (theotókos)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/ → /θe.oˈto.kos/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/

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

Second declension of ἡ Θεοτόκος; τῆς Θεοτόκου (Byzantine, Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θεοτόκος hē Theotókos
Genitive	τῆς Θεοτόκου tês Theotókou
Dative	τῇ Θεοτόκῳ têi Theotókōi
Accusative	τὴν Θεοτόκον tḕn Theotókon
Vocative	Θεοτόκε Theotóke
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Θεοτοκίον (Theotokíon)

Related terms

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

Descendants

• Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos)
• → English: Theotokos

Further reading

• Θεοτόκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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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

  Θεοτόκος

case     \\     number	singular
nominative	Θεοτόκος •
genitive	Θεοτόκου •
accusative	Θεοτόκο •
vocative	Θεοτόκε •

Related terms

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

Further reading

• Θεοτόκος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.