Christology

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Etymology

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English Christ

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

Latin -logialbor.

French -logiebor.

English -logy

English -ology

English Christology

From Christ + -ology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪˈstɒləd͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

Christology (countable and uncountable, plural Christologies)

1. (uncountable) A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.
2. (countable) A particular theory or viewpoint within the field of Christology, e.g. Chalcedonian Christology, Arian Christology, etc.

Translations

field of study

• Asturian: cristoloxía f
• Catalan: cristologia f
• Finnish: kristologia
• French: christologie (fr) f
• German: Christologie (de) f
• Hungarian: krisztológia
• Italian: cristologia (it) f
• Japanese: キリスト論 (Kirisutoron)
• Khmer: គ្រិស្តវិទ្យា (krɨst vityie)
• Polish: chrystologia (pl) f
• Portuguese: cristologia (pt) f
• Russian: христоло́гия (ru) f (xristológija)
• Spanish: cristología f
• Swahili: kristolojia
• Thai: คริสต์วิทยา
• Ukrainian: христоло́гія f (xrystolóhija)

particular theory

• Khmer: គ្រិស្តវិទ្យា (krɨst vityie)
• Polish: chrystologia (pl) f

See also

• Jesusology