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Bill Mounce
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Χριστός
Vocabulary form:
Χριστός
Definition:
Christ, Messiah
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
529
GK:
5986
Notes:
In the Old Testament and the earlier parts of the New Testament Χριστός was a title, but as you move through Acts it becomes so closely associated with Jesus that it becomes a personal name like “Jesus” and should be capitalized.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 1:1 | The record of the origin of Jesus Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc), the son of David, the son of Abraham. |
| Matthew 1:16 | Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc). |
| Matthew 1:17 | So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc) fourteen generations. |
| Matthew 1:18 | Now the birth of Jesus Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc) took place in this way: When his mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. |
| Matthew 2:4 | and gathering all the ruling priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) was to be born. |
| Matthew 11:2 | Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Messiah (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc), he sent word through his disciples, |
| Matthew 16:16 | And Simon Peter answered, saying, “You are the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the Son of the living God.” |
| Matthew 16:20 | Then he ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) |
| Matthew 22:42 | “What do you think about the Messiah (christou | χριστοῦ | gen sg masc)? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.” |
| Matthew 23:10 | Nor should you be called ‘instructors,’ because Christ (Christos | Χριστός | nom sg masc) is your only instructor. |
| Matthew 24:5 | For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) and they will lead many astray. |
| Matthew 24:23 | Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) or, ‘There he is!’ Do not believe him. |
| Matthew 26:63 | But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, “I put you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the Son of God.” |
| Matthew 26:68 | saying, “Prophesy to us, you messiah! (christe | χριστέ | voc sg masc) Who is it that struck you?” |
| Matthew 27:17 | So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Which one do you want me to release for you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?” (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) |
| Matthew 27:22 | Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) With one voice they shouted, “Let him be crucified!” |
| Mark 1:1 | The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc), the Son of God. |
| Mark 8:29 | And he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter answered, saying to him, “You are the Christ.” (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) |
| Mark 9:41 | For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc) will most certainly not lose his reward. |
| Mark 12:35 | While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) is the son of David? |
| Mark 13:21 | And then if someone should say to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) or, ‘Look, there he is!’ — do not believe it. |
| Mark 14:61 | But he remained silent and answered back nothing. Again the high priest questioned him and said to him, “Are you the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the Son of the Blessed?” |
| Mark 15:32 | Let the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the king of Israel come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” And those crucified with him were reviling him. |
| Luke 2:11 | because this very day there has been born to you, in the city of David, a savior who is Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the Lord. |
| Luke 2:26 | And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc). |
| Luke 3:15 | Since the people were filled with anticipation and all were questioning in their hearts about John (“Could he perhaps be the Messiah?”) (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) |
| Luke 4:41 | Also, demons came out from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc). |
| Luke 9:20 | Then he said to them, “Now you, who do you say that I am?” And Peter replied, “The Christ (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) of God.” |
| Luke 20:41 | Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) is to be a son of David? |
| Luke 22:67 | and said, “If you are the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, |
| Luke 23:2 | And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man trying to mislead our nation, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and claiming himself to be Christ (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc), a king.” |
| Luke 23:35 | The people stood by, watching. The rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) of God, the Chosen One!” |
| Luke 23:39 | One of the criminals hanging there kept deriding him, saying, “Are you not the Messiah (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc)? Save yourself and us!” |
| Luke 24:26 | Was it not necessary for the Messiah (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” |
| Luke 24:46 | and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc) is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, |
| John 1:17 | For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (Christou | Χριστοῦ | gen sg masc). |
| John 1:20 | He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, am not the Christ.” (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) |
| John 1:25 | So they asked him, saying, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” |
| John 1:41 | The first thing he did was to find his own brother Simon and say to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated “Christ”) (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc). |
| John 3:28 | You yourselves bear me witness that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ (Christos | Χριστός | nom sg masc) but rather, ‘I am the one sent ahead of him.’ |
| John 4:25 | The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (the one called Christ) (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc). When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” |
| John 4:29 | “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Could this man be the Messiah?” (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) |
| John 7:26 | And look, he is speaking boldly and they are saying nothing to him. Is it possible that our rulers know for sure that this man is the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc)? |
| John 7:27 | Yet we know where this man is from; when the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) appears, no one will know where he is from.” |
| John 7:31 | Yet many of the crowd believed in him, saying, “When the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) comes, he will not perform more miraculous signs than this man has, will he?” |
| John 7:41 | Others were saying, “This man is the Christ.” (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) But others were saying, “Surely the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) does not come from Galilee, does he? |
| John 7:42 | Has not the scripture said that the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc) will be a descendant of David and come from Bethlehem, the village where David was born?” |
| John 9:22 | His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be the Christ (christon | χριστόν | acc sg masc), he was to be put out of the synagogue. |
| John 10:24 | The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How much longer will you provoke us to anger? If you are the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), tell us plainly.” |
| John 11:27 | She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I firmly believe that you are the Christ (christos | χριστός | nom sg masc), the Son of God, the one who was to come into the world.” |
Mnemonics
Put on Christ. Let that
Put on Christ. Let that annointing penetrate your being.
mnemonic for Christos
You are the Chirstos
Matthew 16:16