Language & etymology
What the name means.
Theos is the principal Greek noun for God or a deity. In the New Testament it commonly names the one God of Israel, including in John’s opening confession about the Word.
Isopsephy
The numeric value.
Theta 9 + Epsilon 5 + Omicron 70 + Sigma 200 = 284
Numeric value is a traditional interpretive practice; it is not the word’s etymology and does not establish doctrine.
Greek character
A devotional reflection.
Theos is Greek, so Paleo-Hebrew analysis does not apply. The Greek letters are shown in their own alphabetic tradition.
Θ
Theta
9
ε
Epsilon
5
ό
Omicron
70
ς
Sigma
200
The promise
What it reveals.
The God who made all things has made Himself known through His Word and draws His people into eternal life.
Supporting Scripture
Written in the Word.
“The Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by him.”
John 1:1–3
“That they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
John 17:3
“God that made the world and all things therein… in him we live, and move, and have our being.”
Acts 17:24–28