Son of Man

English

Alternative forms

Son of man (archaic)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Son of Man

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

Translations

Jesus Christ

Afrikaans: Menseseun
Arabic: اِبْنُ الإنْسان m (ibnu l-ʔinsān)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ m (bar nāšā)
Belarusian: Сын чалаве́чы m (Syn čalavjéčy)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 人子 (jan⁴ zi²)

Hakka: 人子 (ngìn-chṳ́)

Mandarin: 人子 (zh) (rénzǐ)
Danish: Menneskesønnen c (definite form)
Dutch: Mensenzoon (nl) m, Zoon des mensen m
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: Ihmisen Poika
French: Fils de l’homme (fr) m
German: der Menschensohn m, (archaic) des Menschen Sohn m
Greek:
Ancient: υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου m (huiòs toù anthrṓpou)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: figlio dell'uomo m
Japanese: 人の子 (ひとのこ, hito no ko)
Korean: 사람의 아들 (saramui adeul), 인자(人子) (ko) (inja)
Latin: Filius hominis m
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Maltese: Bin il-Bniedem m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Menneskesønnen (no) m (definite form)

Nynorsk: Menneskesonen m (definite form)
Plautdietsch: Menschensän m
Polish: Syn Człowieczy (pl) m
Portuguese: filho do homem m
Russian: Сын челове́ческий m (Syn čelovéčeskij)
Spanish: hijo de hombre m
Swahili: Mwana wa Mtu class 1
Swedish: Människoson c
Ukrainian: Син людськи́й m (Syn ljudsʹkýj), Син чолові́чий m (Syn čolovíčyj)
Vietnamese: Con Người

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