"θεός" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /θeˈos/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θεός (theós). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|θεός}} Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|θεοί|||||||||||feminine|θεά|||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} θεός • (theós) m (plural θεοί, feminine θεά), {{el-noun|m|θεοί|f=θεά}} θεός • (theós) m (plural θεοί, feminine θεά) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|θεός|θεοί|θεού|θεών|θεό|θεούς|θεέ|θεοί|note=}} Forms: theós [romanization], θεοί [plural], θεά [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], θεός [nominative, singular], θεοί [nominative, plural], θεού [genitive, singular], θεών [genitive, plural], θεό [accusative, singular], θεούς [accusative, plural], θεέ [singular, vocative], θεοί [plural, vocative]
  1. (religion) god (supreme being or a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers) Categories (topical): Religion, Gods
    Sense id: en-θεός-el-noun-n9MBk9Ik Disambiguation of Gods: 55 3 21 20 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 19 16 26 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Θεός (Theós). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Θεός (extra: Theós)
    Sense id: en-θεός-el-noun-vyAvdU8~
  3. (figuratively) god, idol (something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed) Tags: figuratively Synonyms (idol): ίνδαλμα (índalma) [neuter], πρότυπο (prótypo) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-θεός-el-noun-qEO9eU~O Disambiguation of 'idol': 7 2 85 6
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) god, Greek god (exceedingly handsome man) Tags: colloquial, figuratively Synonyms (Greek god, good-looking): πανέμορφος (panémorfos) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-θεός-el-noun-Ieg~tDDw Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'αδελφός' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'αδελφός': 14 16 10 59 Disambiguation of 'Greek god, good-looking': 21 2 17 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: αθεϊσμός (atheïsmós) (english: atheism) [masculine], θεϊσμός (theïsmós) (english: theism) [masculine], θεότητα (theótita) (english: divinity, deity) [feminine], ημίθεος (imítheos) (english: demigod) [masculine], θεϊκός (theïkós) (english: divine) [adjective]

Inflected forms

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