ψευδόχριστοι

pseudóchristos

false Christs

A person who falsely claims to be the anointed one (Messiah); specifically, one who presents themselves as the promised deliverer or appointed figure but lacks authentic authority or legitimacy. The term refers to an individual presenting a counterfeit claim to Messianic identity and function, often deceiving others with such assertions.

G5580

Mark 13:22 · Word #3

Lexicon G5580

Lemmaψευδόχριστος
Transliterationpseudóchristos
Strong'sG5580
DefinitionA person who falsely claims to be the anointed one (Messiah); specifically, one who presents themselves as the promised deliverer or appointed figure but lacks authentic authority or legitimacy. The term refers to an individual presenting a counterfeit claim to Messianic identity and function, often deceiving others with such assertions.

Morphology N NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasefalse Christs
Literalfalse-Christs

Lexical Info

Lemmaψευδόχριστος
Strong'sG5580

SIBI-P1 Translation G5580-01

false anointed ones

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine plural (NMP); functions as a plural subject or predicate nominative.
Rendering RationaleThe compound joins ψευδ- (false, deceitful) with χριστός (anointed one), yielding "false anointed ones." The plural form reflects the nominative masculine plural morphology of the word.

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