What Does “Christ” Mean in the Bible?
Title
A Greek word that means “anointed.” It is the same as “Messiah.”
A detail
- Careful: “Christ” is not a last name: it is a title. “Jesus Christ” means “Jesus, the Messiah.”
Where it appears in the Bible
John 1:41; Matthew 16:16
What the Bible says
John 1:41
He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: John 1:41; Catechism 436; NABRE note on Luke 2:11