"Χριστός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /kʰriːs.tós/, /xrisˈtos/, /xrisˈtos/, /kʰriːs.tós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰrisˈtos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /xrisˈtos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /xrisˈtos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /xrisˈtos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed”) (a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)) from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gʰrey-}} [Template:root], {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{m|grc|χρῑστός|t=of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed}} χρῑστός (khrīstós, “of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed”), {{sl|grc|hbo|מָשִׁיחַ|nocap=1|tr=mašīaḥ}} semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ), {{der|grc|arc|ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ|tr=m'šīḥāʿ}} Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ), {{m|grc|χρῑ́ω|t=to anoint; to rub, smear}} χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”), {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*gʰrey-|t=to smear}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{m|grc|-τός|pos=suffix forming adjectives}} -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Χρῑστός|Χρῑστοῦ|m|second}} Χρῑστός • (Khrīstós) m (genitive Χρῑστοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Χρῑστός|οῦ}} Forms: Χρῑστός [canonical], Khrīstós [romanization], Χρῑστοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Χρῑστός [nominative, singular], τὼ Χρῑστώ [dual, nominative], οἱ Χρῑστοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ Χρῑστοῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν Χρῑστῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ Χρῑστῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς Χρῑστοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν Χρῑστόν [accusative, singular], τὼ Χρῑστώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς Χρῑστούς [accusative, plural], Χρῑστέ [singular, vocative], Χρῑστώ [dual, vocative], Χρῑστοί [plural, vocative]
  1. Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth Wikipedia link: Christ Synonyms: Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) Derived forms: Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsoûs Khristós), Χρῑστῐᾱνός (Khrīstiānós),

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Χριστός (Christós)",
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (khristos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (khristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (xristus)"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Chrīstus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Chrīstus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lzz",
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            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Laz: ხისტონა (xisťona), ხისტრონა (xisťrona); ხისთანა (xistana); ხრისთინა (xristina); ხრისტანა (xrisťana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Laz: ხისტონა (xisťona), ხისტრონა (xisťrona); ხისთანა (xistana); ხრისთინა (xristina); ხრისტანა (xrisťana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)\nArmenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe) (or from Latin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "ka",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Bats: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Mingrelian: ქირსე (kirse, “Christmas; Christ”), ქრისტე (krisṭe, “Christ”)\n→ Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kʲə́rsa, “Christmas; Christ”)\n→ Svan: ქრისდე (krisde), ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Ossetian:\nDigor Ossetian: Киристе (Kiriste, “Christ”)\nIron Ossetian: Чырысти (Ḱyrysti, “Christ”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "5": "хрьстъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: христосъ (xristosŭ), христъ (xristŭ), хрьстосъ (xrĭstosŭ), хрьстъ (xrĭstŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: христосъ (xristosŭ), христъ (xristŭ), хрьстосъ (xrĭstosŭ), хрьстъ (xrĭstŭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
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          "expansion": "Bulgarian: Христос (Hristos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: Христос (Hristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Христо́с",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Христо́с (Xristós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Христо́с (Xristós)"
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
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            "3": "Hristos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Христос, Hristos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Христо́с",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Христо́с (Xrystós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Христо́с (Xrystós)"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        },
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          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "adjective"
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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  "etymology_text": "A noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed”) (a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)) from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives).",
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    {
      "form": "Χρῑστός",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Khrīstós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ Χρῑστός",
      "roman": "ho Khrīstós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "tṑ Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ Χρῑστοί",
      "roman": "hoi Khrīstoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Χρῑστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû Khrīstoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Khrīstoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν Χρῑστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn Khrīstôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Χρῑστῷ",
      "roman": "tôi Khrīstôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Khrīstoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς Χρῑστοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs Khrīstoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Χρῑστόν",
      "roman": "tòn Khrīstón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "tṑ Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς Χρῑστούς",
      "roman": "toùs Khrīstoús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστέ",
      "roman": "Khrīsté",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστοί",
      "roman": "Khrīstoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "Χρῑστός",
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        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "Iēsoûs Khristós",
          "word": "Ἰησοῦς Χριστός"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Khrīstiānós",
          "word": "Χρῑστῐᾱνός"
        },
        {
          "word": "☧"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth"
      ],
      "id": "en-Χριστός-grc-name-8IHwHI0N",
      "links": [
        [
          "Messiah",
          "Messiah"
        ],
        [
          "Christ",
          "Christ"
        ],
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Messī́ās",
          "word": "Μεσσῑ́ᾱς"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Christ"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰriːs.tós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰriːs.tós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrisˈtos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Χριστός"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Iēsoûs Khristós",
      "word": "Ἰησοῦς Χριστός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Khrīstiānós",
      "word": "Χρῑστῐᾱνός"
    },
    {
      "word": "☧"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Χριστός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Χριστός (Christós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Χριστός (Christós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (khristos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (khristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gothic: 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (xristus)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (xristus)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Chrīstus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Chrīstus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Chrīstus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lzz",
            "2": "ხისტონა",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Laz: ხისტონა (xisťona), ხისტრონა (xisťrona); ხისთანა (xistana); ხრისთინა (xristina); ხრისტანა (xrisťana)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Laz: ხისტონა (xisťona), ხისტრონა (xisťrona); ხისთანა (xistana); ხრისთინა (xristina); ხრისტანა (xrisťana)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "Քրիստոս",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)\nArmenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)\nArmenian: Քրիստոս (Kʿristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ქრისტე",
            "bor": "1",
            "qq": "or from Latin"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe) (or from Latin)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe) (or from Latin)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ქრისტე"
          },
          "expansion": "Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Bats: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Mingrelian: ქირსე (kirse, “Christmas; Christ”), ქრისტე (krisṭe, “Christ”)\n→ Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kʲə́rsa, “Christmas; Christ”)\n→ Svan: ქრისდე (krisde), ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Ossetian:\nDigor Ossetian: Киристе (Kiriste, “Christ”)\nIron Ossetian: Чырысти (Ḱyrysti, “Christ”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Georgian: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Bats: ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Mingrelian: ქირსე (kirse, “Christmas; Christ”), ქრისტე (krisṭe, “Christ”)\n→ Abkhaz: Қьы́рса (Kʲə́rsa, “Christmas; Christ”)\n→ Svan: ქრისდე (krisde), ქრისტე (krisṭe)\n→ Ossetian:\nDigor Ossetian: Киристе (Kiriste, “Christ”)\nIron Ossetian: Чырысти (Ḱyrysti, “Christ”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
            "2": "христосъ",
            "3": "христъ",
            "4": "хрьстосъ",
            "5": "хрьстъ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: христосъ (xristosŭ), христъ (xristŭ), хрьстосъ (xrĭstosŭ), хрьстъ (xrĭstŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: христосъ (xristosŭ), христъ (xristŭ), хрьстосъ (xrĭstosŭ), хрьстъ (xrĭstŭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "Христос"
          },
          "expansion": "Bulgarian: Христос (Hristos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bulgarian: Христос (Hristos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Христо́с",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Христо́с (Xristós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Христо́с (Xristós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "Христос",
            "3": "Hristos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Христос, Hristos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Христос, Hristos"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Христо́с",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Христо́с (Xrystós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Христо́с (Xrystós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*krьstъ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "baptism, cross"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Proto-Slavic: *krьstъ (“baptism, cross”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Slavic: *krьstъ (“baptism, cross”) (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰrey-"
      },
      "expansion": "[Template:root]",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "noun",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χρῑστός",
        "t": "of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed"
      },
      "expansion": "χρῑστός (khrīstós, “of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "מָשִׁיחַ",
        "nocap": "1",
        "tr": "mašīaḥ"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)",
      "name": "sl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ",
        "tr": "m'šīḥāʿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χρῑ́ω",
        "t": "to anoint; to rub, smear"
      },
      "expansion": "χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰrey-",
        "t": "to smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "suffix",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "adjective",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-τός",
        "pos": "suffix forming adjectives"
      },
      "expansion": "-τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “of an ointment, etc.: to be rubbed on; of a person: ceremonially anointed”) (a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ) and Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)) from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to anoint; to rub, smear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to smear”)) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστός",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Khrīstós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ Χρῑστός",
      "roman": "ho Khrīstós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "tṑ Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ Χρῑστοί",
      "roman": "hoi Khrīstoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Χρῑστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû Khrīstoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Khrīstoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν Χρῑστῶν",
      "roman": "tôn Khrīstôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Χρῑστῷ",
      "roman": "tôi Khrīstôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Χρῑστοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Khrīstoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς Χρῑστοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs Khrīstoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Χρῑστόν",
      "roman": "tòn Khrīstón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "tṑ Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς Χρῑστούς",
      "roman": "toùs Khrīstoús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστέ",
      "roman": "Khrīsté",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστώ",
      "roman": "Khrīstṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Χρῑστοί",
      "roman": "Khrīstoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Χρῑστός",
        "2": "Χρῑστοῦ",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Χρῑστός • (Khrīstós) m (genitive Χρῑστοῦ); second declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Χρῑστός",
        "2": "οῦ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek semantic loans from Biblical Hebrew",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Aramaic",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrey-",
        "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Messiah",
          "Messiah"
        ],
        [
          "Christ",
          "Christ"
        ],
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Christ"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰriːs.tós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰriːs.tós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrisˈtos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xrisˈtos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Messī́ās",
      "word": "Μεσσῑ́ᾱς"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Χριστός"
}

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