Where does “θεόπνευστος” come from?
θεόπνευστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
θεόπνευστος (Ancient Greek): God-breathed, inspired by God
Definitions
- God-breathed, inspired by God
Ancestry of “θεόπνευστος”, step by step
θεόπνευστος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Θεός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek πνέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πνέω | I blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
via Ancient Greek πνεῖν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πνεῖν | present active infinitive of πνέω; to breathe,... |