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christotokos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chris-to-tokos
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.

Etymology

From Koine Greek Χριστοτόκος (Khristotókos, “Christ-bearer”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, bearer”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Χριστοτόκος

Synonyms

Mother of God Mary mother of Jesus in her role as the mother of the Messiah particularly in Greek contexts

Questions

What does christotokos mean?
Synonym of Mother of God, Mary, mother of Jesus, in her role as the mother of the Messiah, particularly in Greek contexts.
Where does christotokos come from?
From Koine Greek Χριστοτόκος (Khristotókos, “Christ-bearer”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth, bearer”).

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