English

Son of Man

A Christian title of Jesus Christ, referring to his status as a celestial being who presides as an eschatological judge.

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    Origin

    From Middle English Sone of man, sone of man (also Mannes sone, Monnes Sune, man sone, man sun, etc.), meaning "mortal man, human being; the Messiah, the Christ", a reanalysis of Old English mannes Sunu (literally “man's son”), equivalent to Son + of + Man. Calque of Ancient Greek υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (huiòs toû anthrṓpou), itself a calque of Aramaic בַּר אֱנָשׁ (human being, “bar ʾĕnāš”, literally “Son of man”), used in Daniel 7:13 for an apocalyptic figure.

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    • inheritedMiddle EnglishSone of man
      • derivedOld Englishmannes Sunu
        • calqueAncient Greekυἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
          • derivedAramaicבַּר אֱנָשׁ “bar ʾĕnāš”
    • surface analysisEnglishson “One's male offspring.”
    • surface analysisEnglishof “From (a place); off.”
    • surface analysisEnglishMan “The genus Homo.”

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