Act 11:26 the disciples were called c by
Act 26:28 Agrippa .. You almost persuaded me to be c
1Pe 4:16 but if anyone suffers as c, they do not know
Christian (Gr. jristianós, “a follower of Christ”). Name that was used for the time in Antioch of Syria to describe the disciples of Jesus Christ (Acts 11:26). The text does not clarify who originated the term. It is thought that it would be difficult for the Christians themselves to adopt it, although an ancient tradition names Euodias, the first bishop of Antioch, as the originator of the term. It is also unlikely that the name was coined by the Jews, because the gr. Hristos means “Messiah”, and the Jews would hardly call the disciples “followers of the Messiah”. The term christianós, as found in the Greek NT, has a Latin ending, because in Greek it should be christianéios. It has been suggested, therefore, that it should be taken as an indication that the name was originally coined by a Roman officer. In Nero’s time, Christians were known in Rome by the name of Khrestianoi. Since the term Christ meant nothing to the Romans, while the Greek name Restos was very common among slaves, the people of Rome may have thought that the Christians were followers of some Khrestus, because the words hristianoi and hrestiánoi were hardly distinguishable at first. hear them. In any case, it seems that it was the pagans who at the time applied the term to the followers of Jesus, no doubt as a nickname to express derision, although for Christians it became an honorific name. The word also appears in Act 26:28 and 1Pe 4:16 Bib.: TA XV.44; Suetonius, Nero, 16; S-LC/C 25.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Greek kristos, anointed, Latin ianus, follower. It was in Antioch that this name was used for the first time, initially in a derogatory way, as a nickname, to designate the followers of the Way, Acts 1, 26; 26, 28. In 1 Pet 4, 15, the apostle Peter says that no one should be ashamed of being c., let him glorify God for bearing this name. Only three times do we find this word in the NT.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Gr., Christians). The biblical meaning is “Christ’s supporter.”
The disciples were first formally called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11:26). Agrippa recognized that believing what Paul preached would make him a Christian (Acts 26:28). Peter accepted the name as a basis in itself for persecution (1Pe 4:16). The Latin ending ianos, widely used throughout the empire, often designated the slaves of the one with whose name it was composed. This implication occurs in the NT (eg, Rom 6:22; 1Pe 2:16).
The apostles called themselves servants (slaves) of Christ (Rom 1:1; Jam 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; Jude 1:1; Rev 1:1). The NT calls Christ’s followers brothers (Acts 14:2); disciples (Acts 6:1-2); saints (Acts 9:13; Rom 1:7; 1Co 1:2); believers (1Ti 4:12); the church of God (Acts 20:28); all who call on your name (Acts 9:14; Rom 10:12-13).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Adherent of Christ, bearer of Christ).
The disciples first received this name in the city of Antioch, in Acts 11:26.
Being a Christian is not a person who tries to fulfill everything the Bible says, but “a new creature”: (2Co 5:17), a person in whom God has implanted a new heart, and has put a new spirit, his Spirit!: (Eze 36:26-27). Being a Christian is being a bearer of Christ, I no longer live, it is Christ who lives in me. And although he now lives in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me: (Gal 2:20).
The “great problem” is that many Christians neither know nor live this wonder of being Dwellings of the Father, Tabernacles of Jesus Christ and Temples of the Holy Spirit: (Jua 14:23, 1Co 3:16). They live like my patient who was a millionaire, but she lived like a beggar because she didn’t use her money. or like the character in the story, that he was the son of the king, but he lived like a peasant, because he did not know that he was the son of the king of the nation.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
“The disciples were called c.”, that is, followers of Christ, “for the first time in Antioch” (Acts 11:26). King Herod Agrippa, after hearing a speech by Paul, said to him: “You have almost persuaded me to be c.† (Acts 26:28), which indicates that by that time the use of the word had spread . It is possible that he originally intended to use the qualifier c. it contained a certain pejorative sense, but the early church adopted the term, since Peter himself uses it († œbut if anyone suffers as c. †) when he writes to encourage believers in times of the persecution of † ¢ Nero. The word was coined by people outside the community of the followers of the Lord Jesus, who called themselves “believers”, “brothers”, “saints”, etc. The use of this word to point to things, ideas, institutions, etc., was an extra-biblical historical development, because the NT only points to individuals.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
vet, Title first applied to the disciples at Antioch (Acts 11:26). Agrippa used it when addressing Paul (Acts 26:28). Peter accepts this, saying that suffering “as a Christian” is cause for thanksgiving (1 Pet. 4:16). It was not long before the outward profession of Christ became separated from true faith in Him in the great mass that bears the name of Christianity in the world, and in practice this great mass became anything but Christ-followers. , as evidenced by Scripture and history. To learn what Godly Christianity is, we must turn not to the great professing body, but to the Scriptures, which testify to the falling away that had already then begun to take place.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
It is convenient for us to ask ourselves: who is the normal and ordinary Christian? What is his real function within the Church? The problem is not small. Of course, by ordinary Christian I do not mean the “mediocre”, who evidently betrays himself, but the one who, through faith and baptism, bears upon himself the responsibility of the priesthood of Christ, without this being framed within the framework of a certain ecclesial institution, of a sacramental, canonical, pastoral or organizational type. We could say that it is a somewhat abstract category, from the moment in which the normal and ordinary Christian, if not mediocre, tends to make himself available for recognized services, pushed by charity. However, I consider it useful that we ask ourselves what his situation is when, for whatever reason (illness, precarious social or cultural situation, persecution, etc.), he cannot officially be in a relevant position. I believe that the normal and ordinary Christian is the Christian described in the Letter of Peter and in the Letter to the Romans of Paul: his approach to God and the service he does to his brothers does not consist of a sacred power, but rather he lives his baptism in the situations of his daily life in obedience to the Father, in the name of Christ, animated by the Holy Spirit. Everything that he does (except sin) is the worship and sacrifice of the Church, an oblation offered to God for the good of men, a pleasing offering to God.
Carlo María Martini, Spiritual Dictionary, PPC, Madrid, 1997
Source: Spiritual Dictionary
The Latinized Greek term Kjri·sti·a·nós, which occurs only three times in the Christian Greek Scriptures, designates the followers of Christ Jesus, that is, the defenders of Christianity. (Ac 11:26; 26:28; 1Pe 4:16.)
“It was first at Antioch that the disciples by divine providence were called Christians.” (Ac 11:26) This name may have been in use as early as 44 CE, when the events narrated in this account occurred, although the grammatical structure of the text does not necessarily lead to that conclusion. Some believe that this denomination originated a short time later. In any case, by 58 CE the term was well known in the city of Caesarea and even used by public officials, for it was then that King Agrippa II told Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.” (Ac 26:28.)
When the Bible writers addressed fellow believers or followers of Christ, they used such expressions as “believers in the Lord,” “brothers,” and “disciples” (Acts 5:14; 6:3; 15 :10), “chosen” and “faithful” (Col 3:12; 1Ti 4:12), “slaves of God” and “slaves of Christ Jesus” (Rom 6:22; Phil 1:1), “saints” , †œcongregation of God† and †˜those who call on the Lord†™ (Acts 9:13; 20:28; 1Co 1:2; 2Ti 2:22). These terms of doctrinal meaning were mainly of internal use. Outsiders called Christianity the “Way” (Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4), and opponents “the sect of the Nazarenes” or just “this sect.” (Ac 24:5; 28:22.)
The first place where the followers of Christ were called Christians was Antioch in Syria. It is unlikely that it was the Jews who called the followers of Jesus “Christians” (Greek) or “Messianists” (Hebrew), for that would have implied a tacit acknowledgment that Jesus was the Messiah or Christ after having rejected him as such. Some believe that the pagan population may have dubbed them Christians out of derision or derision, but the Bible shows that it was a God-given name: “By divine providence they were called Christians.” (Ac 11:26.)
The Greek verb used in this passage, kjre·ma·ti·zo, is usually translated simply “they were called,” as most translations do at Acts 11:26. However, there are translations that indicate that God had something to do with the selection of the name †˜Christian†™. Notable among these are the New World Translation, Young†™s Literal Translation, and The Simple English Bible. Young’s translation reads: “The disciples were also called Christians by divine direction first at Antioch.”
As the Greek word kjre·ma·ti·zo is used in the Christian Greek Scriptures, it is always associated with something supernatural, an oracle, or something divine. Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible defines it in his Greek dictionary (1890, p. 78) as † œutter an oracle, ie, indicate by divine direction†. The Greek and English Lexicon (Edward Robinson, 1885, p. 786) gives this meaning: “Referring to a divine answer, oracle, or declaration: give answer, speak as an oracle, admonish from God.” The Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (from Thayer, 1889, p. 671)…