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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2320. θεότης (theotés) -- Deity, Godhead, Divine Nature</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2320.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/15-43.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2320.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2320</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2319.htm" title="2319">◄</a> 2320. theotés <a href="../greek/2321.htm" title="2321">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">theotés: Deity, Godhead, Divine Nature</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θεότης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>theotés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>theh-ot'-ace<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(theh-ot'-ace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Deity, Godhead, Divine Nature<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>deity, Godhead.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from θεός (theos), meaning "God."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "theotés," related concepts can be found in terms like אֱלֹהִים (Elohim, Strong's H430), which is used for God or gods, and שַׁדַּי (Shaddai, Strong's H7706), often translated as "Almighty."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "theotés" refers to the essence or nature of being God. It encapsulates the fullness of divine attributes and the state of being God. In the New Testament, it is used to express the complete and perfect nature of God, particularly in relation to Christ.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of Hellenistic philosophy and early Christian theology, the concept of "theotés" was significant in discussions about the nature of divinity and the relationship between God and creation. The term underscores the Christian belief in the full divinity of Christ, countering early heresies that denied His divine nature. The understanding of "theotés" was crucial in the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, affirming that Jesus Christ possesses the full nature of God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2320</b> <i>theótēs</i> (a feminine noun derived from <a href="/greek/2316.htm">2316</a> <i>/theós</i>, "God") – the <i>personal God</i> revealed in the Bible who is<i> triune</i> and infinitely relational as demonstrated by the embodiment of the Godhead in the incarnated Christ (used only in Col 2:9). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2320.htm">2320</a> <i>/theótēs</i> ("fullness of deity") expresses God's "<i>essential</i> (<i>personal</i>) <i>deity</i>, as belonging to <i>Christ</i>" (<i>WS</i>, 906). <a href="/greek/2320.htm">2320</a> (<i>theótēs</i>) focuses on Christ<i> physically embodying the Godhead</i> through His incarnation and shown throughout His perfect life of faith (cf. Heb 12:2). </p><p class="discovery">[For more on Christ's full <i>deity</i>, see <a href="/greek/2316.htm">2316</a> <i>/theós</i> ("God") at Sidebar A.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>deity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Deity (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2320: θεότης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">θεότης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">θεότητος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (deitas, <span class="abbreviation">Tertullian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Augustine</span> (de civ. Dei 7, 1)), <span class="accented">deity</span> i. e. the state of being God, <span class="accented">Godhead</span>: <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, Icar. 9; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, de defect. orac. 10, p. 415 c.)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">θεότης</span>, <span class="greek2">θειότης</span>: <span class="greek2">θεότης</span> <span class="accented">deity</span> differs from <span class="greek2">θειότης</span> <span class="accented">divinity,</span> as essence differs from quality or attribute; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § ii.; <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> or Meyer on Colossians, the passage cited; Fritzsche on <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a>.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>godhead, deity<p>From <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a>; divinity (abstractly) -- godhead. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θεοτητος θεότητος theotetos theotētos theótetos theótētos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/colossians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πλήρωμα τῆς <b>θεότητος</b> σωματικῶς </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the fullness <span class="itali">of Deity</span> dwells<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all the fulness <span class="itali">of the Godhead</span> bodily.<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fullness of the <span class="itali">Deity</span> bodily<p><b><a href="/greek/2320.htm">Strong's Greek 2320</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2320.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/theote_tos_2320.htm">θεότητος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2319.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2319"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2319" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2321.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2321"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2321" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>