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    Theotokos

    Theotokos is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are Dei Genitrix or Deipara. Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer" – but these both have different literal equivalents in Ancient Greek: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, and Θεοφόρος respectively. The title has been in use since the 3rd century, in the Syriac tradition in the Liturgy of Mari and Addai and the Liturgy of St James. The Council of Ephesus in AD 431 decreed that Mary is the Theotokos because Her Son Jesus is both God and man: one divine person from two natures intimately and hypostatically united. The title of Mother of God or Mother of Incarnate God, abbreviated ΜΡ ΘΥ, is most often used in English, largely due to the lack of a satisfactory equivalent of the Greek τόκος. For the same reason, the title is often left untranslated, as "Theotokos", in Eastern liturgical usage of other languages. Wikipedia

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    Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος) [a] is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity.The usual Latin translations are Dei Genitrix or Deipara (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer" - but these both have different literal equivalents in Ancient Greek: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, and Θεοφόρος ...
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  4. britannica.com

    Theotokos, (Greek: "God-Bearer"), in Eastern Orthodoxy, the designation of the Virgin Mary as mother of God. The term has had great historical importance because the Nestorians, who stressed the independence of the divine and human natures in Christ, opposed its use, on the ground that it compromised the human nature of Christ, and held that the more accurate and proper term for Mary was ...
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  5. christianity.com

    Theotokos means "the one who gave birth to God" and affirms Mary's role in the incarnation of Christ. Learn the biblical and historical evidence for this title, how it refutes heresies, and what it teaches us about Mary and Jesus.
  6. catholic.org

    From antiquity, Mary has been called "Theotokos", or "God-Bearer" (Mother of God). The word in Greek is "Theotokos". The term was used as part of the popular piety of the early first millennium church. It is used throughout the Eastern Church's Liturgy, both Orthodox and Catholic. It lies at the heart of the Latin Rite's deep Marian piety and ...
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  8. orthodoxdepot.com

    Oct 28, 2024Theotokos (God-bearer): As I mentioned earlier, this title means Mary gave birth to God incarnate. Icons of the Theotokos often show her with the Christ Child. Our Lady of Guadalupe: This title is from the apparition of Mary to Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. The image shows Mary standing on a crescent moon, surrounded by rays of light and is the ...
  9. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Theotokos is a compound of two Greek words, θεός "God" and τόκος "childbirth." Literally, this translates as "God-bearer" or "the one who gives birth to God." However, since many English-speaking Orthodox find this literal translation awkward, in liturgical use "Theotokos" is often left untranslated, or paraphrased as "Mother of God." This latter title (in Greek Μήτηρ Θεού ...
  10. orthodoxchristianity101.com

    Theotokos means "God-bearer" or "Mother of God" in Greek. It is a title for the Virgin Mary in Orthodox Christianity, reflecting the belief in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Learn more about the history, theology, and veneration of the Theotokos in this glossary.
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