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Where does “Χριστός” come from?

Χριστός (Koine Greek) comes from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ — anointed.

Χριστός (Koine Greek): anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...

Definitions

  1. anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...

Ancestry of “Χριστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַanointed

Words derived from “Χριστός”

  • Christ
  • Christian
  • Christianity
  • Christine
  • Christology
  • Christchurch
  • Christiansen
  • Christological
  • antichrist
  • Christlike
  • Christianization
  • christen
  • Christianize
  • cretinism
  • cretin
  • Christer
  • cripes
  • Christlikeness
  • Christless
  • Christly
  • Christic
  • cretinous
  • Christianopolis
  • crikey
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