Definition
Toward Christ; in the direction of Christ spiritually or physically.
Etymology
From Christ plus the English suffix -ward (from Old English weard, meaning 'direction' or 'toward'). This formation mirrors English words like 'homeward' and 'skyward,' indicating movement or direction.
Kelly Says
Directional suffixes like '-ward' are wonderfully efficient—they turn any noun into an adverb showing direction, which is why medieval theologians could write about moving 'christward' just as we talk about moving 'eastward.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርስቶስ እንደ
kris-toos en-de
ARالعربية
نحو المسيح
nahu al-masīḥ
BNবাংলা
ক্রীষ্টের দিকে
kris-ter di-ke
CACatalà
cap a Crist
kap a kris-t
CSČeština
křesťanskému směru
kresh-tans-ke-mu smer-u
DADansk
mod Kristus
mod kris-tus
DEDeutsch
in Richtung Christus
in rekh-tung kris-toos
ELΕλληνικά
προς τον Χριστό
pros ton Khristó
ESEspañol
hacia Cristo
a-see-a kris-toh
FAفارسی
به سوی مسیح
beh so-ye mesih
FISuomi
Kristuksen suuntaan
kris-toos-suun-taan
FRFrançais
vers le Christ
ver le kris
GUGU
ક્રિસ્ટ પ્રત્યે
kris-t prat-ye
HAHA
ga Kristi
ga kris-tee
HEעברית
למען ישוע
l'ma'an Yeshua
HIहिन्दी
ईसा की ओर
eesa kee oor
HUMagyar
Krisztus felé
krisz-toos fe-leh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menuju Kristus
me-nu-ju kris-tus
IGIG
na-Kristo
na-kris-toh
ITItaliano
verso Cristo
ver-so kris-toh
JA日本語
キリストの方へ
kirisuto no hou e
KMKM
ទៅ ទិស គ្រូ
tou tis kroo
KO한국어
그리스도를 향하여
geuri-sseu-do-reul hyanghae-hae
MRMR
क्रिस्ताकडे
kris-ta-ka-de
MSBahasa Melayu
menuju Kristus
me-nu-ju kris-tus
MYမြန်မာ
ကရစ္စတိုသူ 向
ka-ra-sṭo-thu hkaung
NLNederlands
richting Christus
richting kris-tus
NONorsk
mot Kristus
mot kris-tus
PLPolski
w stronę Chrystusa
v shto-nah khry-stu-sa
PTPortuguês
em direção a Cristo
em di-re-sau a kris-toh
RORomână
către Hristos
kat-re hris-tos
RUРусский
к Христу
k khris-tu
SVSvenska
i Kristus' riktning
ee kris-toos rikt-ning
SWKiswahili
kwa Kristo
kwa kris-toh
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்து நோக்கி
kiri-stu no-kki
TEతెలుగు
క్రీస్తు వైపు
kris-tu vai-pu
THไทย
ไปทางพระคริสต์
pai tang pra-khra kris-t
TLTL
tungo kay Kristo
tung-o kay kris-toh
TRTürkçe
Krista doğru
kris-ta do-roo
UKУкраїнська
до Христа
do khrysta
URاردو
عیسائی کی طرف
eisa-ee kee taraf
VITiếng Việt
hướng về Chúa Kitô
huong ve chua ki-toh
YOYO
lẹẹsì Kristẹ
le-e-si kris-te
ZUZU
kuKristu
koo-kris-too