UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: deity, divine nature, divine being

Semantic entry: 12.13

Semantic domains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

Subdomains: Supernatural Beings

Definition: (derivative of θεός[a] ‘God,’ 12.1: θεός) the nature or state of being God

Notes: The expression ‘divine nature’ may be rendered in a number of languages as ‘just what God is like’ or ‘how God is’ or ‘what God is.’ In RV ROM 1:20 · LV ROM 1:20 · Read together ROM 1:20 ‘deity’ may sometimes be expressed as ‘the fact that he is God’ or ‘… is truly God.’|In RV PE2 1:4 · LV PE2 1:4 · Read together PE2 1:4 ‘to share in the very being of God,’ one may speak of ‘to share in what God is like’ or ‘to become in a measure like God.’ It is important, of course, to avoid the implication that people can become completely God.