ΘΕΩΝΕἸΝΑΙ, θεωνεἰναι
THEŌNEINAI, theōneinai
Sounds Like: theh-OHN-ee-nai
Translations: to be of gods, to be divine, to be godly
From the root: ΘΕΟΣ, ΕἸΝΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a crasis (contraction) of the genitive plural of the noun ΘΕΟΣ (theos), meaning 'gods', and the present active infinitive of the verb ΕἸΜΙ (eimi), meaning 'to be'. Therefore, it means 'to be of gods' or 'to be divine/godly'. It describes the state of possessing characteristics or qualities associated with gods.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive, Genitive Plural (of the noun part)
Strong’s numbers: G2316 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 3:15
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΘΕΟΣ, ΕἸΝΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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