θεοτόκος

See also: Θεοτόκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of θεο- (theo-, “god”) +‎ -τόκος (-tókos, “who bears, gives birth”) from θεός m (theós) & τόκος m (tókos, “bith”) (< τίκτω (tíktō, “bear”), by ellipsis of a noun like γῆ f (gê, “land, country”). Probably a translation from an Egyptian epithet with sense "birthplace of every god". The usage of the word in non-christian sense -for which, see Θεοτόκος (Theotókos)- is unusal.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/ → /θe.oˈto.kos/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈto.kos/

Adjective

θεοτόκος • (theotókos) (Koine, in papyrous)

1. (of a land) which gives birth to gods
   • POxy 3rd century CE - Oxyrhynchus Papyri, XXII 2332, 50‑52, Egypt, between 250‑299 CE :

     ὁ ἀγαθὸς δαίμων καταλείψει τὴν κτιζομένην πόλειν καὶ ἀπελεύσεται εἰς τὴν θεοτόκον Μέμφειν^{[Μέμφιν]}

     ho agathòs daímōn kataleípsei tḕn ktizoménēn pólein kaì apeleúsetai eis tḕn theotókon Mémphin^[Mémphin]

     the benevolent daemon will abandon the city which is being founded and will arrive at god-bearing Memphis

2. for the sense "Virgin Mary" see Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “Mother of God; Theotokos”), (Koine, first attested at w:Origen)

Inflection

Second declension of θεοτόκος; θεοτόκον (expected declension, Koine)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θεοτόκος theotókos	θεοτόκον theotókon		θεοτόκω theotókō	θεοτόκω theotókō		θεοτόκοι theotókoi	θεοτόκᾰ theotóka
Genitive		θεοτόκου theotókou	θεοτόκου theotókou		θεοτόκοιν theotókoin	θεοτόκοιν theotókoin		θεοτόκων theotókōn	θεοτόκων theotókōn
Dative		θεοτόκῳ theotókōi	θεοτόκῳ theotókōi		θεοτόκοιν theotókoin	θεοτόκοιν theotókoin		θεοτόκοις theotókois	θεοτόκοις theotókois
Accusative		θεοτόκον theotókon	θεοτόκον theotókon		θεοτόκω theotókō	θεοτόκω theotókō		θεοτόκους theotókous	θεοτόκᾰ theotóka
Vocative		θεοτόκε theotóke	θεοτόκον theotókon		θεοτόκω theotókō	θεοτόκω theotókō		θεοτόκοι theotókoi	θεοτόκᾰ theotóka