Where does “աստուածաշունչ” come from?
աստուածաշունչ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek θεόπνευστος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
աստուածաշունչ (Old Armenian): God-breathed, inspired by God
Definitions
- God-breathed, inspired by God
Ancestry of “աստուածաշունչ”, step by step
աստուածաշունչ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek θεόπνευστος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θεόπνευστος | God-breathed, inspired by God |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Old Armenian աստուած
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աստուած | idol, false god, pagan god; God of Christianity |
| 2 | Undetermined | Aššu-Tiwaz | good deity/lord, good Sun-god, good dawn/day or... |
via Old Armenian շնչեմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | շնչեմ | to breathe |