θείαν (theian)

θείαν is an Ancient Greek form of θεῖος, meaning “divine; (noun) uncle”. It is the accusative singular feminine adjective.

It can also be a form of Θείη, “Theie — Theia, a Titaness”.

It can also be a form of Θεία, “Theia — Theia (a Titaness); aunt”. It is the accusative singular feminine adjective.

Found 117 times in the Ancient Greek texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Diogenes Laertius, Vitae philosophorum 10.1.113: … ως πραττόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν τὴν ματαίαν ἀστρολογίαν ἐζηλωκότων καὶ εἰς τὸ κενὸν αἰτίας τινῶν ἀποδιδόντων, ὅταν τὴν θείαν φύσιν μηδαμῆ λειτουργιῶν ἀπολύωσι.

Hesiod, Theogony 135: Θείαν τε Ῥείαν τε Θέμιν τε Μνημοσύνην τε

All forms of θεῖος (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.