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Jesus (name) Isa, Isho, Joshua, Yeshua, Yashu, Jezús, Jézus. Jesus ( / ˈdʒiːzəs /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous ( Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua ( ישוע ). [ 1][ 2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically ...
The word Christ (and similar spellings) appears in English and in most European languages. English speakers now often use "Christ" as if it were a name, one part of the name "Jesus Christ", though it was originally a title ("the Messiah"). Its usage in "Christ Jesus" emphasizes its nature as a title. [ 8][ 15] Compare the usage "the Christ". [ 16]
Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. [ 1] In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes. [ 2][ 3][ 4] After the crucifixion of Jesus the early Church did not simply repeat his messages, but focused on him, proclaimed him, and ...
Jesus[ d] ( c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [ e] Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [ 10] He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
A Christogram ( Latin: Monogramma Christi) [ a] is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church . One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi-Rho (☧). It consists of the superimposed Greek letters chi (Χ) and rho (Ρ), which ...
IC – Jesus (first and third letters of His name in Greek) Id. – Idus ("Ides") Igr. – Igitur ("Therefore") IHS – Jesus (a faulty Latin transliteration of the first three letters of *JESUS in Greek (ΙΗΣ); sometimes misinterpreted as Iesus Hominum Salvator "Jesus Saviour of Men". Ind. – Indictio ("Indiction")
In Christian scribal practice, nomina sacra (singular: nomen sacrum from Latin sacred name) is the abbreviation of several frequently occurring divine names or titles, especially in Greek manuscripts of the Bible. A nomen sacrum consists of two or more letters from the original word spanned by an overline . Biblical scholar and textual critic ...
v. t. e. In Christianity, the Logos ( Greek: Λόγος, lit. 'word, discourse, or reason') [ 1] is a name or title of Jesus Christ, seen as the pre-existent second person of the Trinity. In the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, the first verse of the Gospel of John reads: In the beginning was the ...