Jesus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jesus in British English:
UK [ˈdʒiːzəs]
How to pronounce Jesus in American English:
US [ˈdʒiːzəs]
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- Noun:
- a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Word Origin
- Jesus
- late 12c. (Old English used hælend "savior"), from Greek Iesous, which is an attempt to render into Greek the Aramaic proper name Jeshua (Hebrew Yeshua) "Jah is salvation," a common Jewish personal name, the later form of Hebrew Yehoshua (see Joshua). As an oath, attested from late 14c. For Jesus H. Christ (1924), see I.H.S. First record of Jesus freak is from 1970. Jesu, common in Middle English, is from the Old French objective case.
Example
- 1. Humility imitate jesus of nazareth and socrates .
- 2. Notice jesus talks about god 's name being holy .
- 3. From the very beginning , god 's plan has been to make you like his son , jesus .
- 4. Jesus says we need 3 things .
- 5. Even jesus struggled with this .