G5547 – Christos – Χριστόςan anointed person/thing; fig. to be appointed; trad. Christ
- Strong’s ID:
- G5547
- Greek Word:
- Χριστός
- Transliteration:
- Christos
- Pronunciation:
- khris-tos’
- Part of Speech:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- from G5548
- Equivalents:
- G3323 Messiah (Greek)
H4899 Messiah (Hebrew) - Usage Count:
- 569
- Search:
- Find “Christos” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) an anointed person/thing (smeared with oil)
2) figuratively: to be appointed/delegated (i.e., where the anointing is the ceremony of appointment/delegation)
3) traditionally: Christ (i.e., a transliteration of the Greek), Messiah (i.e., a transliteration of the Hebrew equivalent)
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from G5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:—Christ.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203-3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Christ = “anointed”
1) Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God
2) anointed
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayers Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.