Χριστός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

Χριστός, -ου, ὁ

Definition

Christ, Messiah; Anointed One

Erasmian

Modern

Root

Χριστο

Frequency

529

5986

Verse

“Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Χριστός.” (Matt 2:38)

“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Χριστός, the Son of the living God.’ ” (Matt 16:16)

Notes

In the Old Testament and the earlier parts of the New Testament CristovV was a title, but as you move through Acts and it becomes so closely associated with Jesus that it becomes a personal name like "Jesus" and should be capitalized.

Biblical Concordance

1 Peter 1:2	elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc). May grace and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.
1 Peter 1:3	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), who according to his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) from the dead,
1 Peter 1:7	so that the genuineness of your faith (which is more precious than gold that perishes), having been tested by fire, may be found to your praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Peter 1:11	trying to discover what time or manner of time the Spirit of (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) who was in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ (Christon \| Χριστόν \| acc sg masc) and the glories that would follow.
1 Peter 1:13	Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Peter 1:19	but by precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Peter 2:5	you also, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc).
1 Peter 2:21	For to this you have been called, because Christ (Christos \| Χριστός \| nom sg masc) also suffered for you, leaving behind for you an example so that you might follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 3:15	but in your hearts set apart Christ (Christon \| Χριστόν \| acc sg masc) as Lord, being ready at all times to make a defense to all who ask you for a word concerning the hope that is in you.
1 Peter 3:16	But do it with gentleness and respect, maintaining a clear conscience, so that in the very thing for which you are being slandered, those who are reviling your good conduct in Christ (Christō \| Χριστῷ \| dat sg masc) will be put to shame.
1 Peter 3:18	Because Christ (Christos \| Χριστός \| nom sg masc) also suffered once for our sins, the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
1 Peter 3:21	This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not the removal of dirt from the body but the answer of a good conscience to God — by the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc),
1 Peter 4:1	Therefore since Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same way of thinking, that is, that the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,
1 Peter 4:11	if someone speaks, as speaking the oracles of God; if someone serves, as by the strength that God supplies — so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc). To him belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:13	But rejoice insofar as you now share the sufferings of Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), so that when his glory is revealed, you may also rejoice and be glad.
1 Peter 4:14	If you are insulted for the name of Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, that is, the Spirit of God, is resting on you.
1 Peter 5:1	Therefore I, a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), and a partaker of the glory that is about to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:
1 Peter 5:10	And the God of all grace, the one who has called you into his eternal glory in Christ (Christō \| Χριστῷ \| dat sg masc), will, after you have suffered a little while, himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
1 Peter 5:14	Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ (Christō \| Χριστῷ \| dat sg masc).
2 Peter 1:1	Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), to those who have received a faith that through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) is of equal privilege with ours:
2 Peter 1:8	For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will make you effective and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc).
2 Peter 1:11	For in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) will be richly provided for you.
2 Peter 1:14	since I know that my body will soon be put aside as our Lord Jesus Christ (Christos \| Χριστός \| nom sg masc) made clear to me.
2 Peter 1:16	For we did not follow cunningly crafted stories when we made known to you the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc) in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 2:20	For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Christou \| Χριστοῦ \| gen sg masc), they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become for them worse than the first.