Iesus Christus
In Latin, the phrase "Jesus Christ" is expressed as Iesus Christus.
The phrase is used as an expletive or an oath. The name is a Latinized version of the Greek Iēsous.
Meaning: expletive or oath (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
Christus is translated as "the anointed one".
Did you know?
- The word Christus shares a very distant Proto-Indo-European root *gʰer- with several English words related to rubbing or grinding.
- In many historical Latin contexts, using the name of a holy figure as an expletive would be considered a 'profanation', which was a serious legal and social offense.
- Because Latin is a highly inflected language, the phrase Iesus Christus changes its endings depending on whether the names are the subject or the object of a sentence.
Example conversation
Claudia and Lucius discover a broken vase.
- ClaudiaIesu Christe! Quid fecisti, Luci?Jesus Christ! What did you do, Lucius?
- LuciusCasu accidit, Claudia.It happened by accident, Claudia.
- ClaudiaIesu Christe, antiquissimum erat!Jesus Christ, it was very ancient!
- LuciusIgnosce mihi, vere doleo.Forgive me, I am truly sorry.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Christus, Iesus, Iesus Christus, christus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
