"Θεοτόκος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /θe.oˈto.kos/, /θe.oˈto.kos/, /θe.oˈto.kos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /θe.oˈto.kos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /θe.oˈto.kos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: As Koine adjective θεοτόκος (theotókos), substantivised feminine noun < Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”). Sense "Virgin Mary" already by Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-|*teḱ-}}, {{af|grc|Θεός|τόκος|t1=God|t2=childbirth; offspring}} Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”), {{nobr|(c. 185 – c. 253).}} (c. 185 – c. 253). Head templates: {{grc-noun|Θεοτόκου|f|second}} Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Θεοτόκος|ου|dial=koi|form=FS}} Forms: Theotókos [romanization], Θεοτόκου [genitive], declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ Θεοτόκος [nominative, singular], τῆς Θεοτόκου [genitive, singular], τῇ Θεοτόκῳ [dative, singular], τὴν Θεοτόκον [accusative, singular], Θεοτόκε [singular, vocative]
  1. (Christianity) God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ Wikipedia link: Origen, Theotokos Tags: Koine Categories (topical): Christianity Derived forms: Θεοτοκίον (Theotokíon) Related terms: Θεογεννήτωρ (Theogennḗtōr), Θεοκυήτωρ (Theokuḗtōr), Θεομήτωρ (Theomḗtōr), Παναγία (Panagía)

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Θεοτόκος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Theotokos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Theotokos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Theotokos"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰeh₁-",
        "4": "*teḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Θεός",
        "3": "τόκος",
        "t1": "God",
        "t2": "childbirth; offspring"
      },
      "expansion": "Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "(c. 185 – c. 253)."
      },
      "expansion": "(c. 185 – c. 253).",
      "name": "nobr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "As Koine adjective θεοτόκος (theotókos), substantivised feminine noun < Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”). Sense \"Virgin Mary\" already by Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Theotókos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Θεοτόκου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Θεοτόκος",
      "roman": "hē Theotókos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Θεοτόκου",
      "roman": "tês Theotókou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Θεοτόκῳ",
      "roman": "têi Theotókōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Θεοτόκον",
      "roman": "tḕn Theotókon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Θεοτόκε",
      "roman": "Theotóke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Θεοτόκου",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Θεοτόκος",
        "2": "ου",
        "dial": "koi",
        "form": "FS"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "Theotokíon",
          "word": "Θεοτοκίον"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "obscure was the sayingᵖʳᵒᵖʰᵉᶜʸ about Theotokos",
          "roman": "asumphanḕs ên ho tês theotókou lógos",
          "text": "ἀσυμφανὴς ἦν ὁ τῆς θεοτόκου λόγος",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ"
      ],
      "id": "en-Θεοτόκος-grc-name-g7C8bhGK",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Mother of God",
          "Mother of God"
        ],
        [
          "Holy Mother of God",
          "Holy Mother of God"
        ],
        [
          "Theotokos",
          "Theotokos"
        ],
        [
          "Virgin Mary",
          "Virgin Mary#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ],
        [
          "Jesus Christ",
          "Jesus Christ#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "Theogennḗtōr",
          "word": "Θεογεννήτωρ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Theokuḗtōr",
          "word": "Θεοκυήτωρ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Theomḗtōr",
          "word": "Θεομήτωρ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Panagía",
          "word": "Παναγία"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Origen",
        "Theotokos"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Θεοτόκος"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Theotokíon",
      "word": "Θεοτοκίον"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Θεοτόκος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: Θεοτόκος (Theotókos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Theotokos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Theotokos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Theotokos"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰeh₁-",
        "4": "*teḱ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Θεός",
        "3": "τόκος",
        "t1": "God",
        "t2": "childbirth; offspring"
      },
      "expansion": "Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "(c. 185 – c. 253)."
      },
      "expansion": "(c. 185 – c. 253).",
      "name": "nobr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "As Koine adjective θεοτόκος (theotókos), substantivised feminine noun < Θεός (Theós, “God”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω (tíktō, “I beget”). Sense \"Virgin Mary\" already by Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Theotókos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Θεοτόκου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Θεοτόκος",
      "roman": "hē Theotókos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Θεοτόκου",
      "roman": "tês Theotókou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Θεοτόκῳ",
      "roman": "têi Theotókōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Θεοτόκον",
      "roman": "tḕn Theotókon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Θεοτόκε",
      "roman": "Theotóke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Θεοτόκου",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Θεοτόκος • (Theotókos) f (genitive Θεοτόκου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Θεοτόκος",
        "2": "ου",
        "dial": "koi",
        "form": "FS"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "Theogennḗtōr",
      "word": "Θεογεννήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Theokuḗtōr",
      "word": "Θεοκυήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Theomḗtōr",
      "word": "Θεομήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Panagía",
      "word": "Παναγία"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 4-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek compound terms",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teḱ-",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations",
        "Koine Greek",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Christianity"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "obscure was the sayingᵖʳᵒᵖʰᵉᶜʸ about Theotokos",
          "roman": "asumphanḕs ên ho tês theotókou lógos",
          "text": "ἀσυμφανὴς ἦν ὁ τῆς θεοτόκου λόγος",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "Mother of God",
          "Mother of God"
        ],
        [
          "Holy Mother of God",
          "Holy Mother of God"
        ],
        [
          "Theotokos",
          "Theotokos"
        ],
        [
          "Virgin Mary",
          "Virgin Mary#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ],
        [
          "Jesus Christ",
          "Jesus Christ#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God; Theotokos, a sacred title given to the Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Origen",
        "Theotokos"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θe.oˈto.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Θεοτόκος"
}

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