Metertheou (English spelling)

…In the Old Testament, she appears as the name of the sister of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 15:20), and in the New Testament, there are several people named Mary, including Mary Magdalene, but generally speaking, Mary refers to the mother of Jesus Christ, the so-called Virgin Mary. In the East, since the 4th century, especially after the Council of Ephesus in 431, she has often been called Theotokos (meaning "the one who gave birth to God"), Panagia (meaning "the Most Holy Woman"), Meter Theou (meaning "Mother of God", abbreviated to "Mary"), and it is rather rare to just say "Maria". …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mētēr theou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…旧約聖書にはモーセとアロンの姉妹の名として出てくるし(《出エジプト記》15：20)，新約聖書でもマリアの名をもつ人物はマグダラのマリア以下何人もいるが，一般にマリアといえばイエス･キリストの母，いわゆる聖母を指す。東方では4世紀以降，とくに431年のエフェソス公会議以降テオトコス(〈神を生んだ者〉の意)と呼ばれることが多く，他にパナギアPanagia(〈至聖なる女〉の意)，メテル･テウMētēr Theou(〈神の母〉の意。と略す)などと呼び，マリアということはむしろ少ない。…

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