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in reply to a message by Mike C
Thanks Mike!
Depending on one's level of devotion, it may also me related to the word "thao", meaning "to suck" (Liddell-Scott) :P
But seriously, "thessastai" is also related to the verb "theto" meaning to "set,put,place" (Liddell-Scott), which in turn is related to "theory". A couple of months ago I speculated in a posting that "theory" itself maybe related to "theos" and "orizein/orion", i.e., "to define one's God". Cant prove this conclusively, but it makes sense to me :)
Depending on one's level of devotion, it may also me related to the word "thao", meaning "to suck" (Liddell-Scott) :P
But seriously, "thessastai" is also related to the verb "theto" meaning to "set,put,place" (Liddell-Scott), which in turn is related to "theory". A couple of months ago I speculated in a posting that "theory" itself maybe related to "theos" and "orizein/orion", i.e., "to define one's God". Cant prove this conclusively, but it makes sense to me :)
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theos also comes from *dhes-
*dhēs-, Proto-Indo-European root forming words for religious concepts. Possibly an extension of PIE root *dhe- "to set, put."
....according to mainstream PIE scholars...
this seems far-fetched to me... they want to deny that theos θεός and deus are related, so they invent a connection between god "to set, put" rather than "to shine" as is claimed as root meaning for deus.
*dhēs-, Proto-Indo-European root forming words for religious concepts. Possibly an extension of PIE root *dhe- "to set, put."
....according to mainstream PIE scholars...
this seems far-fetched to me... they want to deny that theos θεός and deus are related, so they invent a connection between god "to set, put" rather than "to shine" as is claimed as root meaning for deus.
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