This word comes from the name of Jesus.
Definition
Χριστιανός (D, Χρεισ-; on the form Χρησ-, see Bl., § 3, 6; 27, 4 on the ending, -ανος, see Bl., ll. with; Deiss., LAE, 382), -οῦ ὁ,
a Christian, the name first given to the disciples by pagan gentiles at Antioch: Acts 11:26; 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16 (see reff. in Thayer, see word; also DB, i, 384).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- Acts 11:26Χριστιανούς · Christians…and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
- Acts 26:28Χριστιανὸν · a ChristianThen Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
- 1 Peter 4:16Χριστιανός · a ChristianBut if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.