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Christian

ΧριστιανόςStrong’s G5546

Christianos

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Christianos is the Greek word usually translated “christian” and “christians”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”
Acts 11:26 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “christian” and “christians”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a christian 2
  • christians 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2
  • 1 Peter 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

Χριστιανός Christianos · Christian

Χριστιανός (D, Χρεισ-; on the form Χρησ-, see Bl., § 3, 6; 27, 4 on the ending, -ανος, see Bl., ll. with; Deiss., LAE, 382), -οῦ ὁ, a Christian, the name first given to the disciples by pagan gentiles at Antioch: Act.11:26 26:28, 1Pe.4:16 (see reff. in Thayer, see word; also DB, i, 384).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “christian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CHRISTIAN, noun

  1. A believer in the religion of Christ.
  2. A professor of his belief in the religion of Christ.
  3. A real disciple of Christ; one who believes in the truth of the christian religion, and studies to follow the example, and obey the precepts, of Christ; a believer in Christ who is characterized by real piety.
  4. In a general sense, the word Christians includes all who are born in a christian country or of christian parents.
All definitions and other forms of “christian”

    CHRISTIAN, adjective

    [See the Noun.]

    1. Pertaining to Christ, taught by him, or received from him; as the christian religion; christian doctrines.
    2. Professing the religion of Christ; as a christian friend.
    3. Belonging to the religion of Christ; relating to Christ, or to his doctrines, precepts and example; as christian profession and practice.
    4. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as courts christian

    CHRISTIAN, verb transitive

    To baptize.

      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.