θεῖος
theios · divine
Greek word · Strong’s number G2304 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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theios (θεῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “divine”.
"the divine being", the deity.
How to say it
thei·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Belonging to God.
- God's being, God himself.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 17:29
Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine is like gold or silver or stone, a sculpture of human art and imagination.
- 2 Peter 1:3
Since his divine power has granted us all things that lead to life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and virtue,
- 2 Peter 1:4
through which he has granted us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become sharers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through desire.