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Where does “messiah” come from?

Messiah comes from Middle English Messyas, from Latin Messias, from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας, from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ meaning anointed one.

messiah (English): The one who is ordained by God to lead the people...

Definitions

  1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people...

Ancestry of “messiah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMessyas—
2LatinMessias—
3Ancient GreekΜεσσίας—
4AramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐMessiah, Christ
5Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַanointed

Words derived from “messiah”

  • pseudomessiah
  • messiahlike
  • messiahless
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