θεῖος

1 of, from the gods, divine, divine, appointed of God, given by God

of or from the gods, divine, γένος Il. 6.180; ὀμφή 2.41; Ὄνειρος ib. 22; ἐπιπνοίαις A. Supp. 577, cf. Pl. R. 499c; μάστιξ A. Pr. 682; μανία S. Aj. 611 (lyr.); νόσος ib. 185 (lyr.) (but θ. νόσος, of a dust-storm, Id. Ant. 421); κίνδυνοι And. 1.139; θ. τινὶ μοίρᾳ by divine intervention, X. HG 7.5.10; θ. τύχῃ γεγονώς Hdt. 1.126; θ. τύχῃ χρεώμενος Id. 3.139; θ. κἀπόνῳ τύχῃ, of an easy death, S. OC 1585; ἐκ θ. τύχης Id. Ph. 1326; ἔμαθε ὡς θ. εἴη τὸ πρῆγμα Hdt. 6.69; ὁ θ. νόμος Th. 3.82; φύσις θ. SIG

2 belonging, sacred to a god, holy, under divine protection

belonging or sacred to a god, holy, ἀγών, χορός, Il. 7.298, Od. 8.264; under divine protection, πύργος, δόμος, Il. 21.526, Od. 4.43; of heralds and bards, Il. 4.192, Od. 4.17, al.; so perh., of kings, ib. 691.

3 more than human

more than human, of heroes, Ὀδυσσεύς Il. 2.335, al., Cratin. 144.4 (lyr.); θ. ἀνήρ Pi. P. 6.38, A. Ag. 1548 (lyr.), Pl. R. 331e, Men. 99d (esp. at Sparta (Lacon. σεῖος), Arist. EN 1145a29; ὦ θεῖε (in the mouth of a Spartan) Pl. Lg. 626c); μετὰ σοῦ τῆς θείας κεφαλῆς Id. Phdr. 234d, cf. Them. Or. 9.128a, Lib. Or. 19.66.

b excellent, marvellous

of things, excellent, θεῖον ποτόν Od. 2.341, 9.205; ἁλὸς θείοιο Il. 9.214; θ. πρήγματα marvellous things, Hdt. 2.66; ἐν τοῖσι θειότατον Id. 7.137.

4 Imperial, by the Emperor

= Lat. divinus (or sacer), Imperial, διατάξεις prob. in BGU 473.5 (200 A.D.), etc.; θησαυροί PLips. 62ii14 (iv A.D.); θ. ὅρκος oath by the Emperor, POxy. 83.6 (iv A.D.), etc.; θειότατος, of living Emperors, Inscr.Prien. 105.22 (9 B.C.), etc.

b

= Lat. divus, of deified Emperors, θ. Σεβαστός Edict.Claud. ap. J. AJ 19.5.3, cf. Inscr.Perg. 283 (iii A.D.), Lyd. Mag. 2.3.

II the Divinity

as Subst., θεῖον, τό, the Divinity, Hdt. 1.32, 3.108, al., A. Ch. 958 (lyr.); τοῦ θ. χάριν Th. 5.70; ἡμαρτηκότα εἰς τὸ θ. Pl. Phdr. 242c.

2 divinity

in an abstract sense, divinity, κεκοινώνηκε . . τοῦ θ. ib. 246d; ἢ μόνον μετέχει τοῦ θ. … , ἢ μάλιστα [ἄνθρωπος] Arist. PA 656a8, etc.; κατὰ θεῖον or κατά τι θ., Aen.Gaz. Thphr. p.37 B., p.4 B.

3 the acts of the gods, course of providence

θεῖα, τά, the acts of the gods, course of providence, S. Ph. 452, etc.; τὰ θ. θνητοὺς ὄντας εὐπετῶς φέρειν S. Fr. 585; τὰ θ. μὴ φαύλως φέρειν Ar. Av. 961.

b matters of religion, religion

matters of religion, ἔρρει τὰ θ. religion is no more, S. OT 910 (lyr.), cf. OC 1537, X. Cyr. 8.8.2, etc.

c inquiries concerning the divine

inquiries concerning the divine, Pl. Sph. 232c; τὰ φανερὰ τῶν θείων, i.e. the heavenly bodies, Arist. Metaph. 1026a18, cf. GA 731b24, Ph. 196a33 (Sup.), EN 1141b1.

III by divine providence, by special providence

Adv. θείως by divine providence, θ. πως X. Cyr. 4.2.1, etc.; θειοτέρως by special providence, Hdt. 1.122; μᾶλλόν τι καὶ -ότερον ib. 174.

2 divinely, excellently

divinely, excellently, εὖ γε καὶ θ. Pl. Tht. 154d; θείως εἰρῆσθαι Arist. Metaph. 1074b9.