Χριστός
“anointing, to be used as ointment, anointed, the Messiah, the Christ”
Primary meaning: anointing, to be used as ointment, anointed, the Messiah, the Christ. Strong's: anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Lexical nuances: as adj. , of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ. , Le 21:10 ); of persons, anointed ( ὁ ἰερεὺς ὁ χ. , Le 4:5 ; οἱ χ. ἰευρεῖς , II Mac 1:10 ): ὁ χ. τοῦ κυρίου or Θεοῦ ( I Ki 2:10 , Ps 2:2 , al.), of the Messiah (Aram., מְשִׁיחָא ; cf. Dalman, Words , 289 ff.), Lk 2:11 , 26 Jo 1:41 , Ac 2:36 4:26 , al. As subst., ὁ Χριστός , the Messiah, the Christ : Mt 2:...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G5548 (χρίω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מָשִׁיחַ (anointed one, Messiah, Christ) -> Χριστός (anointing, to be used as ointment, anointed, the Messiah, the Christ)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where Χριστός (Christos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.