Noun
der Messias
Pronunciation: /mɛˈsiːas/
The Messiah / messiah (Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ)
C1
rank #13,250
plural Messiasse
Meanings
Noun
- The Messiah / messiah (Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Christ)
- Any other person believed or claiming to be the Messiah / messiah
- A messiah or messiah-like figure
Example sentence
Für seine Anhänger war er so etwas wie ein Messias.
To his followers he was something like a messiah.
Word forms
singular
der Messias
plural
die Messiasse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Messias
Accusativeden Messias
Dativedem Messias
Genitivedes Messias
Plural
Nominativedie Messiasse
Accusativedie Messiasse
Dativeden Messiassen
Genitiveder Messiasse
Usage
- Jesus als Messias — Jesus as the Messiah in a Christian context
- auf den Messias warten — await the Messiah; den is masculine accusative
Das Gemälde zeigt Jesus als Messias.
The painting depicts Jesus as the Messiah.