Μεσσίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mes.sǐː.aːs/ → /mesˈsi.as/ → /meˈsi.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mes.sǐː.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /meˈsi.as/

Proper noun

Μεσσῑ́ᾱς • (Messī́ās) m (genitive Μεσσῑ́ου); first declension

1. (biblical) Messiah or Christ; the Anointed one

Declension

First declension of ὁ Μεσσῑ́ᾱς; τοῦ Μεσσῑ́ου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μεσσῑ́ᾱς ho Messī́ās
Genitive	τοῦ Μεσσῑ́ου toû Messī́ou
Dative	τῷ Μεσσῑ́ᾳ tōî Messī́āi
Accusative	τὸν Μεσσῑ́ᾱν tòn Messī́ān
Vocative	Μεσσῑ́ᾱ Messī́ā

Synonyms

• Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)

Descendants

• Greek: Μεσσίας (Messías)
• → Coptic: ⲙⲉⲥⲓⲁⲥ (mesias)
• → Latin: Messīās (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• G3323 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible