ἄθεος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From ἀ- (a-), not) + θεός (theos), god)

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [átʰeos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [ˈatʰɛo̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈaθeos]

[edit] Adjective

ἄθεος m., ἄθεος f., ἄθεον n.; second declension; (atheos)

  1. without God
  2. denying or disdaining the gods (especially officially sanctioned gods)
  3. generally: godless, immoral
  4. abandoned by the gods
  5. (lexicography) not derived from a theonym

[edit] Inflection

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