adjective

theias

Greekθεῖος (theios)

Strong’sG2304

divine

stem thei-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

divine3×

What it means

θεῖος, -εία, -εῖον

(< θεός), [in LXX: Ex 31:3 35:31, Jb 27:3 33:4, Pr 2:17 (אֵל, אֱלוֹהַּ, אֱלֹהִים), Si 6:35, II Ma3, III Mac1, IV Mac25*;]

divine: δύναμις, II Pe 1:3; φύσις (for parallel in π., v. MM, Exp., xv), II Pe 1:4; τὸ θ., the Deity (so in cl.; of God, in Philo and FlJ), Ac 17:29.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2304 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidthi'-os

godlike (neuter as noun, divinity)

Fromfrom G2316;

King Jamesdivine, godhead.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	theios	theias	theiem1×θεῖον	theiois	theiais	theieim
object accusative	theion	theian		theioin	theiain
direct address vocative	theior	theiar		theioir	theiair
of, belonging to genitive	theiou	theiau2×θείας	theieu	theioiu	theiaiu	theieiu
to, for dative	theio	theia	theie	theioi	theiai	theiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

theistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

thei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

theiem — θεῖον, brimstone, sulfur

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

theiau“divine”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

2 Peter 1:3“divine”Hōs panteim ni tau theiau dunamiau autou teim pros zōan kai eusebeian dōrerētau dia tau epignōsiau tou kalaratou nin idia doxa kai areta,His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

2 Peter 1:4“divine”dia heiu teim timieim kai megotateim ni epangelmeim dōretē, hina dia houteiu gineveia theiau koinōnois fusiau, apofeugaratois tau en to kosmo en epithumia fthorau.Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

theiem“divine”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Acts 17:29“divine”genem oun huparcharōtois tou theou ouk ofeilanō nomizarō chruso ē arguro ē litho, charagme technau kai enthumēsiau anthrōpou, tem theiem arō homoiem.Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.