Son of Man
English
Alternative forms
- Son of man (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English Sone of man, sone of man (also Mannes sone, Monnes Sune, man sone, man sun, etc.), meaning "mortal man, human being; the Messiah, the Christ", a reanalysis of Old English Mannes sunu (literally “man's son”), equivalent to Son + of + Man. From Ancient Greek υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου (huiòs toù anthrṓpou), from Aramaic בַר אֱנָשׁ, used in Daniel 7, 13 for an apocalyptic figure.
Proper noun
- (Christianity) A Christian title of Jesus Christ, referring to his status as a celestial being who presides as an eschatological judge.
Translations
Jesus Christ
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