θεο-

See also: θεό and θεό-

Greek

Alternative forms

• θεό- (theó-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeo/

Prefix

θεο- • (theo-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words connected God or religion; theo-:

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎λόγος (lógos, “speech, word”) → ‎θεολογία (theología, “theology”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎σέβομαι (sévomai, “to respect”) → ‎θεοσεβής (theosevís, “devout”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎γνώση (gnósi, “knowledge”) → ‎θεογνωσία (theognosía, “knowledge of God”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎κράτος (krátos, “state”) → ‎θεοκρατία (theokratía, “theocracy”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎μισώ (misó, “hate, despise”) → ‎θεομίσητος (theomísitos, “godforsaken, hated by God”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎φαίνομαι (faínomai, “appear”) → ‎Θεοφάνια (Theofánia, “the Epiphany of Jesus”)

2. (figuratively, colloquial) added before a noun or adjective or verb to create words that indicate the quality is present to a high degree (with adjectives) or that it is very large (with nouns):

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎βαρέλι (varéli, “barrel”) → ‎θεοβάρελο (theovárelo, “large barrel”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎κουφός (koufós, “deaf”) → ‎θεόκουφος (theókoufos, “extremely deaf, profoundly deaf”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎τρελός (trelós, “crazy, mad”) → ‎θεότρελος (theótrelos, “extremely mad, as mad as a hatter”)

   ‎θεο- (theo-) + ‎φτωχός (ftochós, “poor”) → ‎θεόφτωχος (theóftochos, “extremely poor”)

Derived terms

• Category:Greek terms prefixed with θεο-
• Category:Greek terms prefixed with θεό-