θεά

See also: θέα, θέᾳ, and θεᾷ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θεή (theḗ) — Epic, Ionic
• *θιά, σιά (*thiá, siá) — Laconian

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǎː/ → /θeˈa/ → /θeˈa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈa/

Noun

θεᾱ́ • (theā́) f (genitive θεᾶς); first declension

1. goddess

Declension

First declension of ἡ θεᾱ́; τῆς θεᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θεᾱ́ hē theā́	τὼ θεᾱ́ tṑ theā́	αἱ θεαί hai theaí
Genitive	τῆς θεᾶς tês theâs	τοῖν θεαῖν toîn theaîn	τῶν θεῶν tôn theôn
Dative	τῇ θεᾷ tēî theāî	τοῖν θεαῖν toîn theaîn	ταῖς θεαῖς taîs theaîs
Accusative	τὴν θεᾱ́ν tḕn theā́n	τὼ θεᾱ́ tṑ theā́	τᾱ̀ς θεᾱ́ς tā̀s theā́s
Vocative	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεαί theaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ᾱ̔ θιᾱ́; τᾶς θιᾶς (Laconian)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ θιᾱ́ hā thiā́	τὼ θιᾱ́ tṑ thiā́	ταὶ θιαί taì thiaí
Genitive	τᾶς θιᾶς tâs thiâs	τοῖν θιαῖν toîn thiaîn	τᾶν θιᾶν tân thiân
Dative	τᾷ θιᾷ tāî thiāî	τοῖν θιαῖν toîn thiaîn	ταῖς θιαῖς taîs thiaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν θιᾱ́ν tā̀n thiā́n	τὼ θιᾱ́ tṑ thiā́	τᾱ̀ς θιᾱ́ς tā̀s thiā́s
Vocative	θιᾱ́ thiā́	θιᾱ́ thiā́	θιαί thiaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of θεᾱ́; θεᾶς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεαί theaí
Genitive	θεᾶς theâs	θεαῖῐ̈ν theaîĭ̈n	θεᾱ́ων / θεέων / θεῶν theā́ōn / theéōn / theôn
Dative	θεᾷ theāî	θεαῖῐ̈ν theaîĭ̈n	θεῇσῐ / θεῇσῐν / θεῇς theēîsĭ(n) / theēîs
Accusative	θεᾱ́ν theā́n	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεᾱ́ς theā́s
Vocative	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεᾱ́ theā́	θεαί theaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• θεός (theós, masculine form)

Noun

θεᾱ́ • (theā́)

1. (Epic, Ionic) nominative/accusative/vocative dual of θεή (theḗ)

Further reading

• “θεά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θεά”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “θεά”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θεά in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• θεά in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “θεά”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2299 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • divinity idem, page 244.
  • goddess idem, page 365.

Greek

Noun

θεά • (theá) f (plural θεές, masculine θεός)

1. goddess
2. goddess (adored or idealized woman)

Declension

Declension of θεά

	singular	plural
nominative	θεά (theá)	θεές (theés)
genitive	θεάς (theás)	θεών (theón)
accusative	θεά (theá)	θεές (theés)
vocative	θεά (theá)	θεές (theés)

Related terms

see: θεός m (theós, “god”)

See also

• θέα f (théa, “view”)

Further reading

• Θεός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el