ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΗ, θεοπρεπη
THEOPREPĒ, theoprepē
Sounds Like: theh-oh-PREH-pay
Translations: befitting God, worthy of God, divine, godly, things worthy of God, divine things
From the root: ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective formed from 'ΘΕΟΣ' (God) and 'ΠΡΕΠΩ' (to be fitting or proper). It describes something that is suitable, appropriate, or becoming for God, or that is characteristic of God. It implies a quality or action that aligns with divine nature or standards. In its plural form, it can refer to 'things' that are worthy of God.
Inflection: Accusative Plural Neuter or Nominative/Accusative Plural Feminine
Strong’s number: G2316 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 14:332
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 7:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΗΣ.
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.
- ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΕΣΤΑΤΗ — most fitting for God, most worthy of God, most god-befitting, most god-worthy, a most fitting for God, a most worthy of God, a most god-befitting, a most god-worthy
- ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΕΣΤΑΤΟΙΣ — (to) most fitting for God, (to) most becoming to God, (to) most divine
- ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ — most befitting God, most worthy of God, most divine, most godly, most reverent, most pious
- ΘΕΟΠΡΕΠΕΣΤΑΤΟΥ — of the most God-befitting, of the most divine, of the most fitting for God, of the most reverent, of the most pious
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