- θεότης
- θεότης, ητος, ἡ (Plut., Mor. 415bc οὕτως ἐκ μὲν ἀνθρώπων εἰς ἥρωας, ἐκ δὲ ἡρώων εἰς δαίμονας αἱ βελτίονες ψυχαὶ τὴν μεταβολὴν λαμβάνουσιν. ἐκ δὲ δαιμόνων ὀλίγαι μὲν ἔτι χρόνῳ πολλῷ διʼ ἀρετῆς καθαρθεῖσαι παντάπασι θεότητος μετέσχον=so from humans into heroes and from heroes into demi-gods the better souls undergo their transition; and from demi-gods, a few, after a long period of purification, share totally in divinity; Lucian, Icarom. 9; ApcSed 2:4 al.; Tat. 12, 4; 21, 2; Mel., Fgm. 6; Herm. Wr. 12, 1; 13, 7a; Proclus, Theol. 137 p. 122, 5 al.; Cleopatra 62; 117; 137; οἱ αἱρετικοὶ διαφόρους εἰσάγοντες θεότητας Did., Gen. 184, 28; θ. τοῦ Ἰησοῦ Orig., C. Cels. 2, 36, 17) the state of being god, divine character/nature, deity, divinity, used as abstract noun for θεός (Orig., C. Cels. 7, 25, 9): τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θ. the fullness of deity Col 2:9 (s. Nash s.v. θειότης). ἐπιζητεῖν περὶ τῆς θ. inquire concerning the deity Hm 10, 1, 4; cp. 5f. δύναμις τῆς θ. power of the deity 11:5; πνεῦμα (τῆς) θ. 11:10, 14.—DELG s.v. θεός. TW. Sv.
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