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Lexicon :: Strong's G5546 - christianos

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Χριστιανός
Transliteration
christianos (Key)
Pronunciation
khris-tee-an-os'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:493,1322

Strong’s Definitions

Χριστιανός Christianós, khris-tee-an-os'; from G5547; a Christian, i.e. follower of Christ:—Christian.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5546 in the following manner: Christian (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5546 in the following manner: Christian (3x).

  1. Christian, a follower of Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Χριστιανός Christianós, khris-tee-an-os'; from G5547; a Christian, i.e. follower of Christ:—Christian.
STRONGS G5546:
Χριστιανός (cf. Lightfoot on Philip., p. 16 note), Χριστιανου, ὁ (Χριστός), a Christian, a follower of Christ: Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16. The name was first given to the worshippers of Jesus by the Gentiles, but from the second century (Justin Martyr (e. g. Apology 1, 4, p. 55 a.; dialog contra Trypho, § 35; cf. 'Teaching etc. 12, 4 [ET])) onward accepted by them as a title of honor. CL Lipsius, Ueber Ursprung u. ältesten Gebrauch des Christennamens. 4to, pp. 20, Jen. 1873. Yet see Bp. Lghtft. Apost. Fathers, Pt. II. vol. i. p. 400 sqq. (CL Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word, 2; Farrar in Alex.'s Kitto, under the word; on the 'Titles of Believers in the N. T.' see Westcott, Epistles of St. John, p. 125f; cf. Dict. of Chris. Antiqq., under the word 'Faithful'.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
11:26; 26:28
1 Peter
4:16

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
11:26; 26:28
1 Peter
4:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5546 matches the Greek Χριστιανός (christianos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:26 -

and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

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Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily? ”[fn]

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But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God in having that name.[fn]

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