The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons (Greek: \341\275\221\317\200\316\277\317\203\317\204\316\254\317\203\316\265\316\271\317\202)See discussion in \342\200\224 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit \342\200\224 distinctly coexisting in unity as co-equal, co-eternal, and consubstantial (Greek: \341\275\201\316\274\316\277\316\277\317\215\317\203\316\271\316\277\316\271), or of one being (Greek: \316\277\341\275\220\317\203\316\257\316\261).Grudem, Wayne A.