Χριστῷ

Christós

Christ

Anointed one; a title indicating a person chosen and consecrated through an anointing ritual. Primarily designates one appointed to a special role or office by divine authorization, especially a royal, priestly, or prophetic figure. In Hellenistic Jewish and early Christian contexts, used as an epithet for a figure expected to inaugurate God's reign, typically translated 'Messiah' (from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, mashiach). Most frequently, Χριστός is applied as a title to Jesus in the New Testament, signifying identification with the expected anointed deliverer.

G5547

1 John 5:20 · Word #27

Lexicon G5547

LemmaΧριστός
TransliterationChristós
Strong'sG5547
DefinitionAnointed one; a title indicating a person chosen and consecrated through an anointing ritual. Primarily designates one appointed to a special role or office by divine authorization, especially a royal, priestly, or prophetic figure. In Hellenistic Jewish and early Christian contexts, used as an epithet for a figure expected to inaugurate God's reign, typically translated 'Messiah' (from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, mashiach). Most frequently, Χριστός is applied as a title to Jesus in the New Testament, signifying identification with the expected anointed deliverer.

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseChrist
LiteralChrist

Lexical Info

Lemmaχριστός
Strong'sG5547

SIBI-P1 Translation G5547-02

to the Anointed One

Morphological NotesNoun; masculine; singular; dative case (Gr,N,,,,,DMS)
Rendering RationaleThe noun Χριστός denotes one who has been anointed and thus consecrated to a divinely appointed role. The dative masculine singular form Χριστῷ is rendered with "to" to reflect the dative case while preserving the titular sense "Anointed One."

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