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θεός

[tʰe.ós]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. a deity; a god
  2. divinity (in general)
  3. an immortal being
  4. divine or godly
Examples

Τὴν δ’ ἠμείβετ’ ἔπειτα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε.

To her then replied the father of men and gods.

Pronunciationtʰe.ós

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteTranslators often render θεός as 'God' even if the author of the source text clearly was not monotheistic.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.