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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)
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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, (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.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:26 - and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:16 - However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
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