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Havoc, wake up! The definition that is "completely valid" is the one that has been in use for over 1500 years. Theotokos = Bearer of God. Ay Carumba!

Wake up? LOL. Get a grip. I defended a definition that most definitely exists. What's your problem.

Amazing Grace ... how sweet the sound!!!!

Here she is, everybody ...

Grace Anne Carnley
Born at 4:31 p.m. Dallas time
7 pounds, 12 ounces ... a whopper for a 5'1" lady to give birth to!

All are fine and resting while daddy takes care of notifying friends and relatives.

God bless!

I defended a definition that most definitely exists.

That's actually a bit of a stretch. The fact that a word is made up of two roots and you find definitions (that do exist) for those roots that have never been put together does not mean that the definition "exists". It means that if you wanted to make up a Greek word for "God of Usury" that word could be used. But that doesn't mean the definition exists until the word is first used that way.

But just like the English words "God of Usury" have not been used before, this word has no history used the way it was offered.

The word Protestant has a definable meaning. The fact that the root "Protest" and the root "ant" both have valid meanings in and of themselves does not mean that "an objectionable insect" is a "definition that most definitely exists" for "protestant". Although, perhaps in some cases I'll admit an exception.