"Μεσσίας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Μεσσίας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mes.sǐː.aːs/, /mesˈsi.as/, /meˈsi.as/, /mes.sǐː.aːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /mesˈsi.as/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mesˈsi.as/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mesˈsi.as/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /meˈsi.as/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|arc|ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ|tr=məšīḥā}} Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), {{der|grc|hbo|מָשִׁיחַ||anointed|tr=māšîaḥ}} Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Μεσσῑ́ου|m|first|head=Μεσσῑ́ᾱς}} Μεσσῑ́ᾱς • (Messī́ās) m (genitive Μεσσῑ́ου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μεσσῑ́ᾱς|Μεσσῑ́ου|dial=koi|form=M-sing}} Forms: Μεσσῑ́ᾱς [canonical], Messī́ās [romanization], Μεσσῑ́ου [genitive], declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ Μεσσῑ́ᾱς [nominative, singular], τοῦ Μεσσῑ́ου [genitive, singular], τῷ Μεσσῑ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τὸν Μεσσῑ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], Μεσσῑ́ᾱ [singular, vocative]
  1. (biblical) Messiah or Christ; the Anointed one Categories (topical): Biblical characters Synonyms: Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)
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          "Anointed",
          "anointed#English"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/mesˈsi.as/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meˈsi.as/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mes.sǐː.aːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mesˈsi.as/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mesˈsi.as/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mesˈsi.as/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈsi.as/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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        }
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/mesˈsi.as/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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    },
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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    }
  ],
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}

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