Matthew 2:4:15Matt.2.4.W15TAB
χριστὸς
khreestos
“Christ”
- Transliteration
- khree-STOS
- Extended
- khree-STOHS
- IPA
- /kʰriˈstos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Christ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khree-STOS
- sentence
KAI sy-na-ga-GÔN PAN-tas TOOS ar-khi-e-REIS KAI gram-ma-TEIS TOO la-OO e-pyn-THA-ne-to par au-TÔN POO ho khree-STOS yen-NA-tai
Exegesis
The indirect question pou ho christos gennatai {ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται | poû ho Christós gennâtai} places the expected birthplace at the center of the issue; the article with christos marks the title as a specific messianic figure, and the present form of gennatai naturally carries future reference in this context. The English renderings shift the participle into a temporal frame and the present into future-oriented English so the sequence and expectation remain clear.
Root and etymology
chriochi rho iota omega
“to anoint”
In context — Matthew 2:4
After gathering all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born .
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Matthew 2:4, so the Greek word χριστὸς (khreestos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.2.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.4.W15.S1) and character.