Are there any experts in the Greek on FreeRepublic?
The term “Godhead” is found three times in the King James Version of the Bible (Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:20; Col. 2:9). In Acts 17:29 the Greek term is theion, signifying “divinity” or “the Deity” (with the definite article) - a perfect way to express the concept of the true God as opposed to the conflicting gods of Greek paganism. The kindred word in Romans 1:20 is theiotes, which refers to the Creator’s “Divine nature.” In Colossians 2:9 the Greek theotes carries the meaning of “Deity” or “Divinity.” This text affirms that the fullness of the Divine nature is manifest in the person of Jesus Christ.
I have never studied Greek, perhaps there are others on FR that have. I don't see that the words "theion," "theiotes," "theotes" would describe the Godhead of which Latter-day Saints believe in God the Father; his Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost (A of F 1). These three Gods form the Godhead, which holds the keys of power over the universe. Each member of the Godhead is an independent personage, separate and distinct from the other two, the three being in perfect unity and harmony with each other (AF, chap. 2)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
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Godhead (Christianity)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. It is a unity comprised of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit.
Though often used interchangeably with the concept of Trinity, the word Godhead is itself a word that simply means "godhood"[1] and, thus, it is erroneous to use it as synonymous with the English word "trinity."
In those English translations of the Bible that use "Godhead," such as the King James Bible, there are only three passages of scripture where it is used, and each time it translates a different Greek word: Acts 17:29 (θεῖον theion, an adjective meaning "divinity, deity"[2]); Romans 1:20 (θειότης theiotēs, a noun meaning "divinity, divine nature"[3]); and Colossians 2:9 (θεότητος theotētos, a noun meaning "deity"[4]).
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theotes simply means the quality of being God; theion and theiotes are like our words "divine" and "divinity," which mean God-like, and can in themselves refer either to something pertaining to God Himself (cf. English "divine mercy"), or less than but akin to God (cf. English "divine angel").
In any case, nothing like a divine counsel of separate deities, nor (in itself) Trinity. (To be clear, the Trinity is the teaching of the Bible; but that isn't the word that expresses it.)