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Name of God’s Son

ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΟΣ, χριστιανος

CHRISTIANOS, christianos

Sounds Like: khris-tee-ah-NOS

Translations: Christian, a Christian

From the root: ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a follower of Christ, or someone who belongs to Christ. It is used to identify individuals who adhere to the teachings and person of Jesus Christ. It functions as a descriptive term for a believer.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G5546 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 3:2
  • Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 7:3
Justin Martyr
  • First Apology of Justin Martyr — 7:1
  • Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2, 0:13
Polycarp of Smyrna
  • Martyrdom of Polycarp — 10:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
  • The Didache — 12:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΟΣ.

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