LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

atheos

atheos m (genitive atheī)
Classical[ˈa.tʰe.ɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.te.os]

Meaning

  1. masculinean atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped by the wider society.
    quid Diagoras atheos qui dictus est […]Diagoras, who is called an atheist, […]45 B.C.E., Cicero, De natura deorum, 1.63

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeatheosatheī
atheoe
genitiveatheīatheōrum
dativeatheōatheīs
accusativeatheon
atheum		atheōs
ablativeatheōatheīs
vocativeatheeatheī
atheoe

ăthĕŏs (-us), i, m., = ἄθεος,
I. he that does not believe in God, an atheist: Diagoras, atheos qui dictus est, Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 63 B. and K. (Orelli writes it as Greek); so Arn. 3, p. 116; 5, p. 178.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄθεος (átheos, “godless, without a god”).

Descendants
  • Catalanateu
  • Englishatheist
  • Frenchathée
  • Italianateo
  • Portugueseateu
  • Romanianateu
  • Spanishateo
  • Galicianateo
  • Sicilianàtiu

Quick answers

What does atheos mean in Latin?
atheos, a noun, means “an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped by the wider society.”.
What is the genitive of atheos?
The genitive singular is atheī. atheos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce atheos?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.tʰe.ɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.te.os].