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CHRISTIANITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The word Christian comes from the word Christ or Christos which means ____ in Greek
A
Jesus
B
dead
C
Messiah
D
God
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Christ comes from the Greek word (chrīstós), meaning “anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb (chrī́ō), meaning “to anoint.” In the Greek Septuagint, was a semantic loan used to translate the Hebrew (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning “⁠[one who is] anointed".

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greek translation of Messiah is Khristós (), anglicized as Christ.

Detailed explanation-3: -Christian is a name of Latin origin that means “follower of Christ.” The name was first used in the New Testament of the Bible to refer to early Christians.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Greek translation of the Hebrew term meshiach is Christos, from which we get the title Christ. So, Christ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word meshiach.

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