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Etymology

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A noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed)[1] (a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)) from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, to anoint; to rub, smear) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (to smear)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives).

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Proper noun

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Χρῑστός (Khrīstósm (genitive Χρῑστοῦ); second declension

  1. Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χρῑ́ω, -ομαι (> DER > 6. χριστός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1650

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek, from Koine Greek, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).

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Proper noun

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Χριστός (Christósm

  1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ (the Messiah named Jesus)
    Coordinate term: (male given name) Χρίστος (Chrístos)

Declension

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singular
nominative Χριστός (Christós)
genitive Χριστού (Christoú)
accusative Χριστό (Christó)
vocative Χριστέ (Christé)

the form Χριστόν is found

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