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Deity

θεότηςStrong’s G2320

theotēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Theotēs is the Greek word usually translated “deity”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Colossians 2:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “deity”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • deity 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    θεότης theotēs · deity

    θεότης, -ητος, ἡ deity, Godhead: Col.2:9† SYN.: θειότης, q.v (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “deity” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DEITY, noun

    1. Godhead; divinity; the nature and essence of the Supreme Being; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is manifest in his works.
    2. God; the Supreme Being, or infinite self-existing Spirit.
    3. A fabulous god or goddess; a superior being supposed, by heathen nations, to exist, and to preside over particular departments of nature; as Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Diana, etc.
    4. The supposed divinity or divine qualities of a pagan god.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.