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I disagree. First, BlueLetterBible in the Strong's says this about the Greek word:
Theios
Pronunciation:
thā'-os
Definition:
"spoken of the only and true God, trinity"
Source:
BlueLetter Bible - Theios
Second, the context of which I have already showed you is clear that it is talking about the Trinity and not some basic general reference to some deity here. How exactly do you see deity (or the divine) in the creation? Romans 1:20 talks about the invisible things of God like His eternal power and the Godhead (Trinity) can be seen in nature. This really does not work if you are talking about deity or the divine. Also, all the fulness of the Godhead or the Trinity inside the body of the man Jesus makes more sense in Colossians 2:9 than some mere talk about some general reference to deity. Deity alone is all Paul would have to say to make His point if Paul wanted to make a point how Jesus was divine. But He says ALL of the fulness of the Godhead (or the Trinity) was in Christ. This means, that Jesus is fully God because all three persons of the Godhead dwell within Him. Even today, we use the word "Godhead" to refer to the Trinity. So it is logically a better translation that fits all three verses that use the word "Godhead." To cut that out cripples a believer's argument against those who seek to attack the Trinity or the Godhead. But you are free to believe as you wish, my friend.
Furthermore, in the Greek to English meanings:
Theios = Godhead or Trinity
Theos = God
treis = three
heis = one
Theos = God
treis = three
heis = one
We can see roughly the words "God," "three," and, "one" in "Theios" (or Godhead or Trinity).
Yes, it is true, the word "theios" can be rendered as "divine" in other parts of Scripture; However, it would not always be as accurate to render it this way every time based on looking at the context. For even words in our own language that look and sound the same can have multiple meanings to them. They are called homonyms. Bark can be a bark on a tree or it can be a bark from a dog.
For example: The bark of the dog echoed up the tree at the squirrel who was hanging on the bark of the tree at the top near the branches.
Same word in spelling, but they each have two different meanings.
So we realize that the word "theios" is a Greek homonym in the Bible. Although it is a word that is spelled the same way, it can have two different meanings based on the context (i.e. the surrounding words).
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