Messias

From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא‎ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Messias

1. (obsolete) The Messiah.
   • Bible, John iv. 25

     I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.

   • Bishop Joseph Hall

     I am not one that is suddenly and unexpectedly started forth into the world, but that very Messias who from the beginning of the world was foretold and forepromised to mankind.

• Essaism, Massies, amisses

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛˈsi.ɑs/

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• Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

Messias m

1. (Christianity) Messiah, Jesus Christ

• Messiasgeheim

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Messias

1. Synonym of Jeesus Kristus.

From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא‎ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈsiːas/

Messias m (genitive Messias, plural Messiasse)

1. (Christianity) The Messiah / messiah (Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ).
2. Any other person believed or claiming to be the Messiah / messiah.
3. (figuratively) A messiah or messiah-like figure.

• Messias in Duden online

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (mashíakh, “anointed”, “messiah”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsiː.aːs/, [mɛsˈsiː.aːs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.as/, [mesˈsiː.as]

Messīās m (genitive Messīae); first declension

1. the Messiah, Christ

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

• → Dutch: Messias
• → English: Messias
• → Finnish: Messias
• → German: Messias
• → Middle English: Messyas, Messie, Messy, Messye, Messias
  • English: Messiah, messiah, Messias
  • Scots: Messiah
• → Portuguese: Messias

• Messīas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Messias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Messias

1. Alternative form of Messyas

From Latin Messias, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías), from Aramaic משיחא‎ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Messias m

1. (religion) Messiah (promised saviour of the Jewish people)