noun · feminine
theotas
Greekθεότης (theotēs)
Strong’sG2320
deity, Godhead
stem theot-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† θεότης, -ητος, ἡ,
SYN.: θειότης, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2320 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtheh-ot'-ace
divinity (abstractly)
Fromfrom G2316;
King Jamesgodhead.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | theotas | theotais |
| object accusative | theotan | theotain |
| direct address vocative | theotar | theotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | theotau1×θεότητος | theotaiu |
| to, for dative | theota | theotai |
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
theota 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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
theotau“deity”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Colossians 2:9“deity”hoti en auto katoikatō pantem tem plērōmem tau theotau sōmatikōs,For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.