χριστός | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

χριστός (noun, masculine) — "the anointed one," the Messiah. Derived from χρίω "to anoint," it designates one anointed for a sacred office; in Judaism the expected deliverer, and in Christian usage the title applied to Jesus.

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Grammatical Analysis

"χριστός"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Declension: second

Related Forms of χριστός

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

χριστος nominative, singular, masculine χριστόν accusative, singular, masculine christos nominative, singular, masculine

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