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Where does “Θεός” come from?

Θεός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Θεός (Ancient Greek): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Θεός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Θεός”

  • Theotokos
  • αθεόφοβος
  • Θεός
  • θεόφοβος
  • θεοφοβούμενος
  • ημίθεος
  • θεός
  • θεούσα
  • θεούλης
  • Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ
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