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See also Jesús, Jésus, and Jèsus

English[]

Etymology[]

From Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς from Template:He[[Category:Template:He derivations|Jesus]] [[ישוע#Template:He|ישוע]]. The Greek text makes no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. The Latin Vulgate is likely the earliest to make a distinction, referring to Jesus as Iesus and Joshua as Iosias.

Pronunciation[]

Jesus of Nazareth
Spanish male given name

Proper noun[]

Wikipedia

Singular
Jesus

Plural
-

Jesus

  1. Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish man whom Christians name Jesus Christ in belief that he is the Messiah.
  2. Template:Given name in Spanish culture; an anglicized spelling of Jesús.

Derived terms[]

  • Jesus Christ
  • Jesus freak
  • Jesus of Nazareth

Usage notes[]

  • The possessive of the Jesus as the name of the Christian Messiah may be either Jesus’s (pronounced in the same way as the words “Jesus is”) or Jesus' , pronounced in the same way as the name. Traditionally, the latter is used. In the case of the male given name, Jesus’s is the usual form.

Translations[]

Noun[]

Singular
Jesus

Plural
Jesuses

Jesus (Jesuses)

  1. A Christian savior.
    • William Revell Moody (ed.), "Record of Christian Work", 1913, p 441
      And, says George Eliot, and all who believe in her teaching, it is perfectly true that He is with us now in a dumb, vague, blessed impulse. Is that your Jesus? If I may recall my illustration of the train, I will tell you of my Jesus.
    • Scot McKnight, "Jesus and His Death", 2005, p152
      ...leading Dom Crossan at times to the witty criticism that modern Jesus books are in a quest for who can say "my Jesus is more Jewish than your Jesus"...
    • Clinton Bennett, "In Search of Jesus", 2001, p231
      Your Jesus is my Jesus' greatest enemy
    • Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus", from the album "Violator", 1989.
      Your own personal Jesus
  2. An artistic representation of a Christian savior.

Interjection[]

Jesus

  1. An expletive, whose use is considered blasphemous in some Christian sects.

Synonyms[]

  • (expletive): Christ, God, Jesus Christ

Translations[]

Related terms[]

See also[]

  • Christ
  • Jesus of Nazereth
  • Lion of Judah
  • Messiah
  • savior, saviour
  • Son of David
  • Son of Man
  • Yeshua
  • Everlasting Father
  • The Beginning and The End

Norwegian[]

Proper noun[]

Jesus (genitive and vocative Jesu)

  1. Jesus

See also[]

  • Kristus
  • Jesus Kristus
  • Gud

Portuguese[]

Etymology[]

From Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) from Template:He[[Category:pt:Template:He derivations|Jesus]] [[ישוע#Template:He|ישוע]] (y'hoshúa).

Proper noun[]

Template:Pt-proper noun

  1. Template:Christianity Jesus Christ
  2. Template:Given name.

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