Χριστιανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chrīstiānus.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Χρῑστῐᾱνός • (Khrīstiānós) m (genitive Χρῑστῐᾱνοῦ); second declension

  1. A Christian; follower of Christ
    • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 11:26:
      ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν, χρηματίσαι τε πρῶτον ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς Χριστιανούς.
      egéneto dè autoùs kaì eniautòn hólon sunakhthênai en têi ekklēsíāi kaì didáxai ókhlon hikanón, khrēmatísai te prôton en Antiokheíāi toùs mathētàs Khristianoús.
    • 93 CE – 94 CE, Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 18.65

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: χριστιανός (christianós)
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