θεότης, θεότητος, ἡ (deitas, Tertullian, Augustine (de civ. Dei 7, 1)), deity i. e. the state of being God, Godhead: Colossians 2:9. (Lucian, Icar. 9; Plutarch, de defect. orac. 10, p. 415 c.) [SYNONYMS:θεότης, θειότης: θεότηςdeity differs from θειότηςdivinity, as essence differs from quality or attribute; cf. Trench, § ii.; Lightfoot or Meyer on Colossians, the passage cited; Fritzsche on Romans 1:20.]
Colossians 2:9 - N-GFS GRK:πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς NAS: the fullness of Deity dwells KJV: all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. INT: fullness of the Deity bodily