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“Christ” is from the Greek word, “Christos”. In Hebrew, that word is “Moshiach”, or Messiah. Yes, the word “Christ” quite literally, and very simply, means “Messiah”.
Further, the title of “Christ” comes from the Greek word “Christos”, meaning ‘anointed’. It is translated from the Hebrew word “Mashiach”, or “Messiah”. Both Christ and Messiah mean “the anointed one of God”.
Christ comes from Christos, a Greek word that means “the anointed one,” or “the chosen one.” The Hebrew word meaning the same thing is Mashiach, or as we know it— Messiah. So Christ is really more a title than it is a name, although the Bible uses it both ways.
If Yehoshua is the human name of our Savior, and Yahweh is His divine name, then Mashiach is His divine office or title. Mashiach comes into English as Messiah; it means “anointed one.” Since the Greek word “Christ” means the same thing, when we confess Jesus is the Christ we are saying Jesus is the Messiah.
14 sty 2024 · Christ originated as a Greek translation of the Hebrew term for Messiah, crystallizing the idea of Jesus as the anointed leader that the Old Testament prophets had foretold. Over time, Jesus Christ emerged as the proper name of the founder of one of the world’s great religions.
4 sty 2022 · “Christ” comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “ anointed one” or “chosen one.” This is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Mashiach, or “Messiah.” “Jesus” is the Lord’s human name given to Mary by the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:31).
Christ is an English adaptation of the Greek term Christos, which in turn is a translation of the Hebrew, usually translated as “Messiah.” It means “the anointed one,” and is used to describe someone empowered by God to do a spiritual work in the world.
