Merry X-mas!
To all. Now, when and how did people start using the "X" for X-mas instead of Christmas?
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Grey Mountain wrote:
The Greek work for Christ is (transliterated) Xristos. As said, the "X" is the Greek "Chi," pronounced with a bit of a gutteral sound. Xristos/Christ in Greek means "The Annointed One." The Hebrew counterpart is "Messiach," which comes to us as Messiah. In the NT, both are used.
The "X" was used also in early Christian days to indicate Christians.
GM
Yatasay Grey Mountain,
Sorry .....it's the only native American word I know, and sorry for that Manifest Destiny thing.
I always wondered where the X came from. So it isn't a derogatory thing after all.
Thanks for the info.
