What does the  word  "Christ" mean? Christ comes from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω (chrī́ō), meaning "to anoint." In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed".  Who is this anointed one? Does he have a name?

WRITTEN BY  E.P. Sanders See All Contributors Arts and Science Professor of Religion, Duke University. Author of Jesus and Judaism and The Historical Figure of Jesus.   See Article History   Alternative Titles: ʿIsā, ʿIsā ibn Maryam, Christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Galilee, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus son of Joseph, Jesus the Nazarene      

Jesus, also called Jesus Christ, Jesus of Galilee, or Jesus of Nazareth,  (born c. 6–4 bc, Bethlehem—died c. ad 30, Jerusalem), religious leader revered in Christianity, one of the world’s major religions.  He is regarded by most Christians as the Incarnation of God. The  history of Christian reflection on the teachings and nature of Jesus is  examined in the article Christology.    Britannica Quiz The Middle East: Fact or Fiction? The literacy rate in Afghanistan is very high.     

Ancient Jews usually had only one name, and, when greater specificity was needed, it  was customary to add the father’s name or the place of origin. Thus, in  his lifetime Jesus was called Jesus son of Joseph (Luke 4:22; John  1:45, 6:42), Jesus of Nazareth (Acts 10:38), or Jesus the Nazarene (Mark 1:24; Luke 24:19). After his death he came to be called Jesus Christ. Christ was not originally a name but a title derived from the Greek word christos, which translates the Hebrew term meshiah (Messiah), meaning “the anointed one.” This title indicates that Jesus’ followers believed him to be the anointed son of King David, whom some Jews expected to restore the fortunes of Israel. Passages such as Acts of the Apostles 2:36 show that some early Christian writers knew that the Christ was properly a title, but in many passages of the New Testament, including those in the letters of the Apostle Paul, the name and title are combined and used together as Jesus’ name: Jesus Christ or Christ Jesus (Romans 1:1; 3:24). Paul sometimes simply used Christ as Jesus’ name (e.g., Romans 5:6).

Although born in Bethlehem, according to Matthew and Luke, Jesus was a Galilean from Nazareth, a village near Sepphoris, one of the two major cities of Galilee (Tiberias was the other). He was born to Joseph and Mary sometime between 6 bc and shortly before the death of Herod the Great (Matthew 2; Luke 1:5) in 4 bc.  According to Matthew and Luke, however, Joseph was only legally his  father. They report that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived and  that she “was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18; cf. Luke 1:35). Joseph is said to have been a carpenter (Matthew  13:55)—that is, a craftsman who worked with his hands—and, according to  Mark 6:3, Jesus also became a carpenter.

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Luke (2:41–52) states that Jesus as a child was precociously learned,  but there is no other evidence of his childhood or early life. As a  young adult, he went to be baptized by the prophet John the Baptist and shortly thereafter became an itinerant preacher and healer (Mark  1:2–28). In his mid-30s Jesus had a short public career, lasting perhaps  less than one year, during which he attracted considerable attention.  Sometime between ad 29 and 33—possibly ad 30—he went to observe Passover in Jerusalem,  where his entrance, according to the Gospels, was triumphant and  infused with eschatological significance. While there he was arrested,  tried, and executed. His disciples became convinced that he still lived and had appeared to them. They  converted others to belief in him, which eventually led to a new religion, Christianity.Who was Christ?  the word Christ is defines here .Christ comes from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω (chrī́ō), meaning "to anoint." In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed".   Answer: is Jesus!

Jesus is Christ.  Jesus is the Messiah.  And Christian is what the followers of Christ are refereed as.