What does ἐν · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
ἐν · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "in union or relationship with Christ".
Greek · G1722, G5547
ἐν Χριστῷ
"In," at, (up-)on, by, etc. · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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Χριστός G5547 anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Pronunciation Christós
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What does ἐν Χριστῷ (en Christō) mean in the Bible?
ἐν · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "in union or relationship with Christ".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1722, G5547?
G1722, G5547 is connected to 2,733 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in union or relationship with Christ
Source Gloss
in union or relationship with Christ
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2733
Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:18 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:6 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:11 2733×
Word Origins
ἐν Χριστῷ is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain