ΧΡΙΣΤΩΝΥΜΟΣ, χριστωνυμος
CHRISTŌNYMOS, christōnymos
Sounds Like: khris-TOH-ny-mos
Translations: named after Christ, called by the name of Christ, Christian
From the root: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, ΟΝΥΜΑ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective meaning 'named after Christ' or 'bearing the name of Christ'. It describes someone or something that is associated with or identified by the name of Christ, often referring to Christians themselves. It can be used to describe a person, a community, or a characteristic.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G5546 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3686 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 0:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, ΟΝΥΜΑ, appear in our texts.
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