Μεσσίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Aramaic משיחא‎ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μεσσῑ́ᾱς • (Messī́ās) m (genitive Μεσσῑ́ου); first declension

  1. (biblical) Messiah or Christ; the Anointed one

Declension
First declension of ὁ Μεσσῑ́ᾱς; τοῦ Μεσσῑ́ου (Koine)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μεσσῑ́ᾱς
ho Messī́ās
Genitive τοῦ Μεσσῑ́ου
toû Messī́ou
Dative τῷ Μεσσῑ́ᾳ
tôi Messī́āi
Accusative τὸν Μεσσῑ́ᾱν
tòn Messī́ān
Vocative Μεσσῑ́ᾱ
Messī́ā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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