Messiah
ΜεσσίαςStrong’s G3323Messias
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Messias is the Greek word usually translated “messiah”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “messiah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- messiah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
Μεσσίας Messias · Messiah
Μεσσίας, -ου, ὁ (Aram. מְשִׁיחָא = Heb. מָשִׁיחַ = Χριστός, which see), Messiah: Jhn.1:42 4:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “messiah” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MESSI'AH, adjective
[Heb. anointed.]
Christ, the anointed; the Savior of the world.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.