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As Koine adjective θεοτόκος(theotókos), substantivised feminine noun < Θεός(Theós, “God”) + τόκος(tókos, “childbirth; offspring”) from τίκτω(tíktō, “I beget”). Sense "Virgin Mary" already by Origen of Alexandria(c. 185 – c. 253).
“Θεοτόκος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
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