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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Follower of Christ. First so called at Antioch,
Syria
, A. D. 43 (
Acts 11:26; 26:28
26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)
28
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. (Acts 26:28)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A title first applied to professed believers at
Antioch
(
Acts 11:26
26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)
).
Agrippa
used
it when addressing
Paul
(
Acts 26:28
28
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. (Acts 26:28)
).
Peter
accepts it, saying that to suffer as a “Christian” is a cause of thanksgiving (
1 Pet. 4:16
16
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. (1 Peter 4:16)
).
It was not
long
, alas! before
the
outward
profession
of
Christ
became separated from true
faith
in
Him
in the
great
mass who were recognized as Christians in
the
world
, and in practice
they
became anything but followers of Christ, as both
scripture
and history show. To learn
what
Christianity is according to
God
, we must
turn
, not to the great professing body, but to the scriptures, which testify clearly of the declension which was
even
then begun.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
5546
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Χριστιανός
Transliteration:
Christianos
Phonic:
khris-tee-an-os’
Meaning:
from
5547
; a Christian, i.e. follower of Christ
KJV Usage:
Christian
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
derivative of Christ (one like the anointed)
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Anointed ones:―followers of Jesus the Christ, Acts 11:26. {Uncti}
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