Lamb of God

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû). The name refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb that is (voluntarily) slaughtered on the Cross.

Proper noun

Lamb of God

1. Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice.

Synonyms

• (Jesus as sacrifice): Paschal Lamb
• Lamb

Translations

Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice

• Arabic: حمل الله (ḥamalu llāhi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上帝的羔羊 (Shàngdì de Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 上帝羔羊 (Shàngdì Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 神的羔羊 (Shén de Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 神羔羊 (Shén Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 天主羔羊 (Tiānzhǔ Gāoyáng) (Catholic)

• Czech: Beránek Boží m
• Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa
• French: Agneau de Dieu m
• German: Lamm Gottes (de) n
• Greek: Αμνός του Θεού m (Amnós tou Theoú)

  Ancient: Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ m (Amnòs toû Theoû)

• Hindi: ख़ुदा का मेमना m (xudā kā memnā), ख़ुदा की बर्रा m (xudā kī barrā)
• Hungarian: Isten báránya
• Icelandic: lamb Guðs n, Guðs lamb n
• Irish: Uan Dé m
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• Italian: Agnello di Dio
• Japanese: 神の子羊, 神の小羊 (かみのこひつじ, Kami no Kohitsuji)
• Latin: Agnus Dei m
• Maltese: Ħaruf ta’ Alla m
• Persian: بره خدا (barre-ye xodâ)
• Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cordeiro de Deus (pt) m
• Russian: А́гнец Бо́жий (ru) m (Ágnec Bóžij)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Bóže jagnje n

• Spanish: Cordero de Dios m
• Swedish: Guds lamm
• Thai: เมษโปดก, พระเมษโปดก
• Urdu: خدا کا میمنہ m (xudā kā memnā)
• Welsh: Oen Duw m

Derived terms

• talk the leg off the Lamb of God

See also

• Agnus Dei