ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ, θεοτοκου
THEOTOKOU, theotokou
Sounds Like: theh-oh-TOH-koo
Translations: of the God-bearer, of the Mother of God, of the Theotokos
From the root: ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun, meaning 'God-bearer' or 'Mother of God'. It is primarily used in Christian theology to refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, emphasizing her role as the one who bore God incarnate. It is a title of honor and reverence.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2316 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Odes — 11:46
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΣ — God-bearer, Mother of God, Theotokos
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