English
Etymology
Calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû). The name refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb that is (voluntarily) slaughtered on the Cross.
Proper noun
the Lamb of God
- Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.
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Translations
Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice
- Arabic: حَمَلُ اَللهِ m (ḥamalu llāhi)
- Armenian: please add this translation if you can
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 上帝的羔羊 (Shàngdì de Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 上帝羔羊 (Shàngdì Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 神的羔羊 (Shén de Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 神羔羊 (Shén Gāoyáng) (Protestant), 天主羔羊 (Tiānzhǔ Gāoyáng) (Catholic)
- Czech: Beránek Boží m
- Dutch: Lam Gods n
- Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa
- French: Agneau de Dieu m
- German: Lamm Gottes (de) n
- Greek: Αμνός του Θεού m (Amnós tou Theoú)
- Ancient: Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ m (Amnòs toû Theoû)
- Hindi: ख़ुदा का मेमना m (xudā kā memnā), ख़ुदा की बर्रा m (xudā kī barrā)
- Hungarian: Isten báránya
- Icelandic: lamb Guðs n, Guðs lamb n
- Irish: Uan Dé m
- Italian: Agnello di Dio
- Japanese: 神の子羊, 神の小羊 (かみのこひつじ, Kami no Kohitsuji)
- Latin: Agnus Dei m
- Maltese: Ħaruf ta’ Alla m
- Persian: بره خدا (barre-ye xodâ)
- Polish: Baranek Boży (pl) m
- Portuguese: Cordeiro de Deus (pt) m
- Russian: А́гнец Бо́жий (ru) m (Ágnec Bóžij)
- Scottish Gaelic: Uan Dhè m
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: Bóže jagnje n
- Spanish: Cordero de Dios (es) m
- Swedish: Guds lamm n
- Thai: เมษโปดก (mêet-sà-bpoo-dòk), พระเมษโปดก (prá-mêet-sà-bpoo-dòk)
- Urdu: خدا کا میمنہ m (xudā kā memnā)
- Welsh: Oen Duw m
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