Χριστός

Χριστός — Christós

χριστός, χριστη, χριστόν (χρίω), the Sept. for מָשִׁיחַ, anointed: ὁ ἱερεύς ὁ χριστός, Lev 4:5; Lev 6:22; οἱ χριστοι ἱερεῖς, 2Ma 1:10; the patriarchs are called, substantively, οἱ χριστοι Θεοῦ, Psa 104:15; the singular ὁ χριστός τοῦ κυρίου (יְהוָה מְשִׁיחַ) king of Israel (see χρῖσμα), as 1Sa 2:10; 1Sa 2:35; (1Sa 24:11; 1Sa 26:9; 1Sa 26:11; 1Sa 26:23); 2Sa 1:14; Psa 2:2; Psalm 17:51; Hab 3:13; (2Ch 22:7); also of a foreign king, Cyrus, as sent of God, Isa 45:1; of the coming king whom the Jews expected to be the saviour of their nation and the author of their highest felicity: the name ὁ χριστός (מָשִׁיחַ, Chaldean מְשִׁיחָא) is not found in the O. T. but is first used of him in the Book of Enoch 48, 10 (cf. Schodde's note); 52, 4 (for the arguments by which some have attempted to prove that the section containing these passages is of Christian origin are not convincing (cf. υἱός τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, 2 and references)), after Psa 2:2 referred to the Messiah; (cf. Psalms of Solomon 17:36 Psa 18:6; Psa 18:8). Cf. Keim, ii., 549 (English translation, 4:263f; Westcott 'Additional Note' on 1Jn 5:1. On the general subject see Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 29.) In the N. T. it is used:

1. of the Messiah, viewed in his generic aspects (the word, that is to say, being used as an appellative rather than a proper name), ὁ χριστός: Mat 2:4; Mat 16:16; Mat 23:10; Mat 24:5; Mat 24:23; Mat 26:63; Mar 8:29; Mar 12:35; Mar 13:21; Mar 14:61; Luk 3:15; Luk 4:41; Luk 20:41; Luk 22:67;; Joh 1:20; Joh 1:25 ( Rec.); Rec.;; Act 2:30 Rec.,;; 1Jn 2:22; 1Jn 5:1; ὁ χριστός κυρίου or τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luk 2:26; Luk 9:20; Act 4:26; without the article, Luk 2:11; Luk 23:2; Joh 1:41 L T Tr WH;; Act 2:36; ὁ χριστός, ὁ βασιλεύς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mar 15:32; ὁ χριστός so used as to refer to Jesus, Rev 20:4; Rev 20:6; with τοῦ Θεοῦ added, Rev 11:15; Rev 12:10.

2. It is added, as an appellative (`Messiah', 'anointed'), to the proper name Ἰησοῦς a. Ἰησοῦς ὁ χριστός, Jesus the Christ (`Messiah'): Act 5:42 R G; (R G); 1Co 3:11 Rec.; 1Jn 5:6 (R G L); Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος χριστός, who they say is the Messiah ((cf.

b. below)), Mat 27:22; without the article Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Jesus as Christ or Messiah, Joh 17:3; 1Jn 4:2; 2Jn 1:7 (but in all three examples it seems better to take χριστός as a proper name (see b. below)); ὁ Χριστός Ἰησοῦς, the Christ (Messiah) who is Jesus, (Mat 1:18 WH marginal reading (see b. below)); Act 5:42 L T Tr WH (R. V. Jesus as the Christ); Act 19:4 Rec. b. ὁ Χριστός is a proper name (cf. Winers Grammar, § 18, 9 N. 1; (as respects the use of a large or a small initial letter the critical editions vary: Tdf. seems to use the capital initial in all cases; Treg. is inconsistent (using a small letter, for instance, in all the examples under 1 above, except Luk 22:67 and Joh 4:29; in Mat 1:1 a capital in Mar 1:1 a small letter, etc.); WH have adopted the principle of using a capital when the article is absent and avoiding it when the article is present (1 Pet. being intentionally excepted; the small letter being retained also in such examples as Luk 2:11; Luk 23:2; Act 2:36, etc.); see WH. Introductory § 415])]): Mat 1:17; Mat 11:2; Rom 1:16 Rec.; (here L omits; Tr brackets the article);; 1Co 1:6, etc. without the article, Mar 9:41; Rom 6:4; Rom 8:9; Rom 8:17; 1Co 1:12; Galatians 2:16f, 19,;; Php 1:10; Php 1:13; Php 1:19-21; Php 1:23; Php 2:16; Col 2:5; Col 2:8; Heb 3:6, and often. Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Mat 1:1; Mat 1:18 (here Tr omits Ἰησοῦς; WH text brackets Ἰησοῦς; others have, ὁ Ἰησοῦς Χριστός which is unique; see WH's Appendix at the passage); Mar 1:1; Joh 1:17; Act 2:38; Act 3:6; Act 4:10; Act 8:12; (Act 9:34 L T Tr WH); (R G); (here L WH text omit; Tr brackets Χριστόν); (Tdf. omits Χριστόν); Rom 1:1 (R G WH text (see below)),; (R G Tr text WH marginal reading (see below)); 1Co 1:7-9; 1Co 3:11 (G T Tr WH (Rec. Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός)); 1Co 15:57, and very often in the Epistles of Paul and Peter; Heb 13:8; Heb 13:21; 1Jn 1:3; 1Jn 1:7 (R G);; ( G T Tr WH); 2Jn 1:7 ((see a. above)); Jud 1:4; Jud 1:17; Jud 1:21; Rev 1:1; Rev 1:5; Rev 22:21 (Buttmann, G (WH brackets others omit Χριστοῦ)). Χριστός Ἰησοῦς, Rom. ( T Tr WH marginal reading (see above); T Tr marginal reading WH text (see above)); (WH brackets Ἰησοῦς); 1Co 1:2; 1Co 1:30; ( Lachmann (see above)); Gal 3:14 (here Tr text; WH text Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ); (WH brackets Ἰησοῦ);; Php 2:5; Php 3:3; Php 3:14; Col 2:6; 1Ti 1:2; 1Ti 2:5. Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός, surnamed 'Christ' ((cf.

a. above)), Mat 1:16. on the phrases ἐν Χριστῷ, ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, see ἐν, I. 6 b., p. 211b (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 20, 2 a.). Χριστός and Ἰησοῦς Χριστός ἐν τισίν, preached among, 2Co 1:19; Col 1:21 (others (so R. V.) would take ἐν here internally (as in the following examples), within; cf. ἐν, I. 2); Χριστός ἐν τισίν is used of the person of Christ, who by his holy power and Spirit lives in the souls of his followers, and so moulds their characters that they bear his likeness, Rom 8:10 (cf. 9); 2Co 13:5; Gal 2:20; Eph 3:17; a mind conformed to the mind of Christ, Gal 4:19.