chrīstós

chrīstós agr. χρῑστός

Von χρῑ́ω chrī́ō, „reiben, zeremoniell salben“ +‎ -τός -tós, verbales Adjektivsuffix).[1] Verwandt mit Sanskrit घृत (ghṛta).

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /kʰriːs.tós/ → /xrisˈtos/ → /xrisˈtos/

• Homophone: χρηστός (khrēstós) (Koine from the 4th century AD on)

Adjective

χρῑστός • (khrīstós) m (feminine χρῑστή, neuter χρῑστόν); first/second declension

1. to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve
2. (biblical, in the Septuagint) describing someone who was ceremonially anointed