Greek noun
θεός
θεός, -οῦ, ὁ
θεός is a Greek noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “God” (3 times) and “to gods” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from θεός to the words it goes with.
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
θεόν: object of the preposition πρὸς; the phrase goes with ἦν.
Φαίνεταί μοι κῆνος ἴσος θέοισιν ἔμμεν’ ὤνηρ, ὄττις ἐνάντιός τοι ἰσδάνει καὶ πλάσιον ἆδυ…
That man seems to me to be equal to the gods, whoever sits facing you and listens close by to you speaking sweetly and laughing charmingly, which truly set the heart in my breast fluttering.
θέοισιν: goes with ἴσος.
Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
This one was in the beginning with God.
θεόν: object of the preposition πρὸς; the phrase goes with ἦν.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| θεόν | Accusative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| θέοισιν | Dative · Plural · Masculine | 1 |
| θεὸς | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to θεός by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the accusativeThe Greek accusative marks the direct object, motion towards after εἰς and πρός, and the subject of an infinitive. Real lines from Homer, Aesop and John.
- About the dativeThe Greek dative marks to whom or for whom, and also by what means and where. Its uses and endings, with real lines from Aesop, John and Homer.
- About the nominativeThe Greek nominative names the subject and the word that renames it after εἰμί. How to spot it, and how the article helps, with lines from John and Aesop.