What does 'The Christ' mean? Where did it originate from?

Answer 1

It means annointed one and comes from the greek word for messiah, Christos

Answer 2

There's has been many Christ over the century's. The enlighten ones, teachers of truth, the more evolved ones. Mainly because of the deception being spread throughout the earth from "the great deceiver".

Answer 3

Christ is the translation of māshīah from the hebrew language. It means annointed.

Also, the spelling of Christ comes from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Greek Khrīstos, from khrīstos, anointed, verbal adj. of khrīein, to anoint; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.

Answer 4

"Christ" comes from the greek word "christos", which means "anointed one". It is the Greek equivalene of the Hebrew (Old Testament) word "Messiah", which also means "anointed one". It is a title given to Jesus by the Christians.

Answer 5

yeah what that dude said. cristos. annointed in greek.
or yeshua cristos. God's salvation the annointed.

or Yeshua ha Meshiach or God's Salvation the Messiah.

or Jesus H Christ. God's Salvation the Annointed.

Answer 6

From the Egyptian word Karast. This refered to when a priest was "anointed with oil". The Christian story has many similarities to Osiris, Horus & Isis' story.

Answer 7

Matthew 16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:15-17 (in Context) Matthew 16 (Whole Chapter)
Matthew 16:20
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 16:19-21 (in Context) Matthew 16 (Whole Chapter)
Matthew 26:63
But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Matthew 26:62-64 (in Context) Matthew 26 (Whole Chapter)
Mark 8:29
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mark 8:28-30 (in Context) Mark 8 (Whole Chapter)
Mark 14:61
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Mark 14:60-62 (in Context) Mark 14 (Whole Chapter)
Luke 3:15
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luke 3:14-16 (in Context) Luke 3 (Whole Chapter)
Luke 9:20
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Luke 9:19-21 (in Context) Luke 9 (Whole Chapter)
Luke 22:67
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Luke 22:66-68 (in Context) Luke 22 (Whole Chapter)
John 1:20
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:19-21 (in Context) John 1 (Whole Chapter)
John 1:41
He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 1:40-42 (in Context) John 1 (Whole Chapter

John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
John 3:27-29 (in Context) John 3 (Whole Chapter)
John 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
John 4:28-30 (in Context) John 4 (Whole Chapter)
John 4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
John 4:41-43 (in Context) John 4 (Whole Chapter)
John 7:41
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
John 7:40-42 (in Context) John 7 (Whole Chapter)
John 10:24
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
John 10:23-25 (in Context) John 10 (Whole Chapter)
John 11:27
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
John 11:26-28 (in Context) John 11 (Whole Chapter)
John 20:31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
John 20:30-31 (in Context) John 20 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 2:22
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 2:21-23 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter)
1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1 John 5:1-3 (in Context) 1 John 5 (Whole Chapter)
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ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING » CAPTIVITY OF » Many accept Jesus as the Christ ( John 2:23;10:42;11:45;12:11; Acts 21:20)
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Answer 8

James is right.
"Christ" is not Jesus' last name.
It means, Jesus, the Anointed One.

Answer 9

James got this one.