Messias

English

Etymology

From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈsaɪ.əs/

Proper noun

Messias

1. (obsolete) The Messiah.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, John 4:25:

     I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.

   • 1633, Joseph Hall, A paraphrase upon the hard texts of Scripture:

     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.

Anagrams

• Essaism, Massies, amisses

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας (Messías).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛˈsi.ɑs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

Proper noun

Messias m

1. (Christianity) Messiah, Jesus Christ

Derived terms

• Messiasgeheim

See also

• messias

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Messīās from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās) from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmesːiɑs/,
• Rhymes: -esːiɑs
• Syllabification^(key): Mes‧si‧as

Proper noun

Messias

1. Messiah

   Synonyms: Vapahtaja, (Christianity) Kristus, Jeesus Kristus

Declension

Derived terms

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈsiːas/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Messias m (strong, 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. (figurative) A messiah or messiah-like figure.

Declension

Further reading

• “Messias” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Messias” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Messias” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsiː.aːs/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mesˈsi.as/,

Proper noun

Messīās m sg (genitive Messīae); first declension

1. the Messiah, Christ

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Descendants

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

References

• “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.

Middle English

Proper noun

Messias

1. Alternative form of Messyas

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Homophone: messias
• Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧as

Proper noun

Messias m

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Messias c (genitive Messias)

1. Messiah

References

• Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Messias in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)