Μεσσίας
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mes.sǐː.aːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.as/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.as/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /mesˈsi.as/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /meˈsi.as/
Proper noun edit
Μεσσῑ́ᾱς • (Messī́ās) m (genitive Μεσσῑ́ου); first declension
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)
Descendants edit
- Greek: Μεσσίας (Messías)
- → Coptic: ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ (mesias)
- → Latin: Messīās (see there for further descendants)