Χριστός (christos) is the Greek word translated into English as "anointed (one)." In Hebrew, מָשִׁיחַ also translates into English as "anointed (one)."
This book describes a particular practice of anointing:
The origin of anointing was from a practice of shepherds. Lice and
other insects w...
@Davïd I was just coming in here to mention to @Susan that I'd edited it significantly further in what is (I think) the direction she was edging it towards. An improvement? Far enough?
In Hebrew, מָשִׁיחַ translates into English as "anointed one" or "Messiah".
This book describes a particular practice of anointing:
The origin of anointing was from a practice of shepherds. Lice and
other insects would often get into the wool of sheep, and when they
got near the sheep's ...
@JackDouglas No problem, I wasn't sure where the question needed to go, so glad to have input. I'm still not sure about it though. The second-to-last question I think (?) is just "is this the word used?".... and the answer appears to be yes. The last question seems like a leap, I guess because it feels like it's probably anachronistic, but I guess I don't really know. (I realize both of those are the OP's, not yours.)
So maybe the question is when did that word come to have that usage?
But getting rid of the more speculative part about a Greek usage that would definitely be anachronistic seems like it was a good idea. :-)
@JackDouglas Not to my knowledge....(?). But it was just a "thanks" comment anyway, so I deleted it.
@JackDouglas @Susan It's certainly a tidier question, but I still don't think it's a "good" question, nor in with any hope of becoming one. That doesn't mean it's off-topic, however. One can DV, but not VtC. Its premise is faulty, pushing a confusion between a lexeme's restricted technical sense, and its wider generic usage. IMO. :D
@Davïd In the particular case of Aaron, he was saviour and a type of Christ (in that he shared the role with Moses), just to muddy the water further - because it still doesn't mean that's what the word always means as you say.
@Susan you can but I won't bore you with the details :)
@JackDouglas Meanwhile, wow - the comment trail to your "cuckoo" post in the hidden hats thread ... I'm actually astonished! It's a bit of fun with "hats"!!! Actually, it's not: "This is a trick to gain upvotes." :/ ...sigh...
@Davïd it's easy to get folks backs up when internet points are at stake :)
seriously I imaging 99.9% didn't take it like that but M.SE gets quite a lot of traffic and I should have guessed the odd person would get annoyed (actually I did guess, but it turned into a bit of a sociology experiment!)
@JackDouglas A true prophet. I expect you're right on the proportions. I quite liked my "pedant" picture, in fact. In another year's "hats" (should it happen again), I think that could be a viable addition! :)
Χριστός (christos) is the Greek word translated into English as "anointed (one)." In Hebrew, מָשִׁיחַ also translates into English as "anointed (one)."
This book describes a particular practice of anointing:
The origin of anointing was from a practice of shepherds. Lice and
other insects w...
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