ΘΕΟΠΟΙΟΥΣΙ, θεοποιουσι
THEOPOIOUSI, theopoiousi
Sounds Like: theh-oh-poy-OO-see
Translations: they deify, they make divine, they worship as a god
From the root: ΘΕΟΠΟΙΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to deify' or 'to make divine'. It is a compound word formed from 'θεός' (theos), meaning 'god', and 'ποιέω' (poieō), meaning 'to make' or 'to do'. It describes the act of elevating someone or something to the status of a god, or treating them as divine. It is used in contexts where people are attributing divine qualities or worship to something that is not inherently a god.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:51
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΠΟΙΕΩ.
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.
- ΘΕΟΠΟΙΕΩ — to deify, to make divine, to make into a god
- ΘΕΟΠΟΙΟΥΝΤΑ — deifying, making divine, divinizing
- ΘΕΟΠΟΙΟΥΝΤΕΣ — deifying, making divine, making into a god, making like God, making gods
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