Χριστὸν

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

Acts 17:3 · Word #6

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 ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseChrist
LiteralChrist

Lexical Info

Lemmaχριστός
Strong'sG5547

SIBI-P1 Translation G5547-03

Anointed One

Morphological NotesNoun; accusative case; masculine gender; singular number (Gr,N,,,,,AMS).
Rendering Rationale"Anointed One" directly reflects the adjectival form derived from χρίω (to anoint), denoting one who has been consecrated by anointing. The accusative masculine singular form indicates this specific anointed individual as the object of an action.

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