Χριστιανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Chrīstiānus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /xris.ti.aˈnos/ → /xris.ti.aˈnos/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰris.ti.aˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xris.ti.aˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xris.ti.aˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xris.ti.aˈnos/

Noun

Χρῑστῐᾱνός • (Khrīstĭānós) m (genitive Χρῑστῐᾱνοῦ); second declension

1. a Christian (follower of Christ)
   • 50 CE – 100 CE, Acts of the Apostles 11:26:

     ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτούς ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν χρηματίσαι τε πρώτον ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς Χριστιανούς.

     egéneto dè autoús eniautòn hólon sunakhthênai en tēî ekklēsíāi kaì didáxai ókhlon hikanón khrēmatísai te prṓton en Antiokheíāi toùs mathētàs Khristianoús.

     For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (ESV)

   • 50 CE – 100 CE, First Epistle of Peter 4:16:

     εἰ δὲ ὡς Χριστιανός, μὴ αἰσχυνέσθω, δοξαζέτω δὲ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ

     ei dè hōs Khristianós, mḕ aiskhunésthō, doxazétō dè tòn Theòn en tōî mérei toútōi

     Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. (ESV)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Χρῑστῐᾱνός; τοῦ Χρῑστῐᾱνοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Χρῑστῐᾱνός ho Khrīstĭānós	τὼ Χρῑστῐᾱνώ tṑ Khrīstĭānṓ	οἱ Χρῑστῐᾱνοί hoi Khrīstĭānoí
Genitive	τοῦ Χρῑστῐᾱνοῦ toû Khrīstĭānoû	τοῖν Χρῑστῐᾱνοῖν toîn Khrīstĭānoîn	τῶν Χρῑστῐᾱνῶν tôn Khrīstĭānôn
Dative	τῷ Χρῑστῐᾱνῷ tōî Khrīstĭānōî	τοῖν Χρῑστῐᾱνοῖν toîn Khrīstĭānoîn	τοῖς Χρῑστῐᾱνοῖς toîs Khrīstĭānoîs
Accusative	τὸν Χρῑστῐᾱνόν tòn Khrīstĭānón	τὼ Χρῑστῐᾱνώ tṑ Khrīstĭānṓ	τοὺς Χρῑστῐᾱνούς toùs Khrīstĭānoús
Vocative	Χρῑστῐᾱνέ Khrīstĭāné	Χρῑστῐᾱνώ Khrīstĭānṓ	Χρῑστῐᾱνοί Khrīstĭānoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: χριστιανός (christianós)