Etymology

messiah

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Today it means: The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ. Full definition →

Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās ← Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
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messiah · noun1

  1. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  2. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  3. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  4. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  5. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  6. LatinMessīās
  7. Middle EnglishMessyas
  8. English todaymessiah

From Middle English Messyas, Messy, Messie, from Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). Doublet of Masih and Moshiach.

Messiah · proper noun2

  1. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  2. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  3. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  4. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  5. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  6. LatinMessīās
  7. Middle EnglishMessyas
  8. English todayMessiah

Derived from Middle English Messyas.

Words from the same roots

LatinMessīās all →

Messias

Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ all →

Messias

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