LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Messīās

Messīās m sg (genitive Messīae)
Classical[mɛsˈsiː.aːs]Ecclesiastical[mesˈsiː.as]

Meaning

  1. the Messiah, Christ

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMessīās—
genitiveMessīae—
dativeMessīae—
accusativeMessīān
Messīam		—
ablativeMessīā—
vocativeMessīā—

Messīas, ae, m. Heb., the Anointed, Gr. Χριστός,
I. the Messiah, Christ, Vulg. Johan. 4, 25; Lact. 4, 7, and in the eccl. fathers saepiss.

Origins

Aramaic ܡ ܫ ܚder. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)bor. Hebrew מָשַׁח Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)der. Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)bor. Latin Messīās Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from the Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mashíakh, “anointed”, “messiah”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmessies
  • EnglishMessias
  • GermanMessias
  • ItalianMessia
  • EnglishMessiahfrom Middle English Messyas
  • Englishmessiahfrom Middle English Messyas
  • PortugueseMessias
  • SpanishMesías
  • DutchMessias
  • FinnishMessias

In English words that came into English from Messīās

  • messiahMessīās

Quick answers

What does Messīās mean in Latin?
Messīās, a proper noun, means “the Messiah, Christ”.
What is the genitive of Messīās?
The genitive singular is Messīae. Messīās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Messīās?
In classical Latin, [mɛsˈsiː.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mesˈsiː.as].