Greek for savior, messiah, & Jesus?

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Re: Greek for savior, messiah, & Jesus?

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Here is some more relevant information on the topic:

http://www.biblepages.net/gg07.htm
MrMacSon wrote:i guess I'm asking if there are consistent or different versions in Hebrew or Aramaic ....

or are there variations? such as there are in Greek -
  • χρηϲτοϲ Greek / Chrestus Latin.
    χριϲτοϲ Greek / Christus Latin.
Perhaps spin can answer your question about Hebrew and Aramaic.
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Re: Greek for savior, messiah, & Jesus?

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Carotta also says "christos" is not just a translation of "messiah", but also a contraction of "archiereus megistos", which is the Greek equivalent of Latin "pontifex maximus", and that "archiereus megistos" also gives place to the nomen sacrum chi-rho (XP).
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Re: Greek for savior, messiah, & Jesus?

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Peter Kirby wrote:Here is some more relevant information on the topic:

http://www.biblepages.net/gg07.htm
MrMacSon wrote:i guess I'm asking if there are consistent or different versions in Hebrew or Aramaic ....

or are there variations? such as there are in Greek -
  • χρηϲτοϲ Greek / Chrestus Latin.
    χριϲτοϲ Greek / Christus Latin.
Cheers; that helps explain the perpetuation of savior terms/names from long ago.
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