Where does “Body of Christ” come from?
Body of Christ (English) comes from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Body of Christ (English): The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ
Definitions
- The corpse or resurrected body of Jesus Christ
Ancestry of “Body of Christ”, step by step
Body of Christ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Christ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 2 | Middle English | Crist | (Jesus) Christ |
| 3 | Old English | Crīst | Christ |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |