The X-Files: Chrēstos / Christos / Χρειστος

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 1287, Phrygia, ca. 100-300

note: "Dating according to Gibson: beginning of the 4th century. She mistakenly thinks the name is Christian. Dating according to Waelkens (Tabbernee): 200 – 225."

https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/ ... /show/1287

Θεοδώρου
Χρειστιανοῦ
μνήμης χάριν

(Grave of) Theodoros, the Christian, in memory.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 2412, Galatia, ca. 200-400

note: "Dating according to Mitchell (also Merkelbach/Stauber): 4th century?"

Σαβεῖνος
ὄχ’ ἄριστος
Χρειστοῦ
ἱερεὺς με-
5 γάλοιο |
ζωὸς ἐὼν
τόδ’ ἐτεύ-
ξεν ἑῇ ἐνὶ
πατρίδι γ-
10 [αίῃ].

Sabinos, by far the best priest of the great Christ,
built this (tomb) in his native land during his lifetime.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 3710, Galatia, ca. 300-400

☧
ἐνθάδε κεῖτε Γοργονεία
ἡ τὸν βείον καλῶς δεια-
4 γαγοῦσα μετὰ τοῦ εἰδεί-
ου ἀνδρὸς καὶ τῶν εἰδε-
ίων τέκνων· χά<ι>ρη- ☧
τε οἱ παράγοντες με-
8 τὰ τῶν εἰδείων πάν-
των· ἔχῃ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν
κὲ πρὸς τὸν Χρειστὸν αὐτοῦ
εἴ τεις κλέψει ΤΟ. . . ΤΕΙΑΝ
12 (hedera) [ - - - - - ]

Here lies Gorgoneia, she who completed her life in a fine manner with her own husband and her own children. Greetings, those passing by with all those that belong to them. He shall reckon with God and with his Christ, if anyone steals the ...

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 974, Phrygia, 212-400

notes: "Ramsay considers a post-Constantinian dating. Tabbernee dates to no later than 250-275."

https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/ ... n/show/974

Αὐρ. Πρόκλος
Ζωτικοῦ ἐπόη̳σ̳α
τὸ ἡ̳ρ̳ῷον̳ ̳ἐ̳μαυτῷ
κ̳ὲ̳ τ̳ῇ̳ γυναικί μου
5 Μελτίν̳ῃ̳. Χρειστι-
ανῶν.

I, Aurelios Proclos, the son of Zotikos, made the tomb (Heroon) for myself and my wife Meltine. (Members of / Grave of) Christians.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 1073, Phrygia, ca. 300-400

note: "Calder dated the inscription to the 3rd century. Gibson dates it to the 4th century, among other things, because of the letter shapes. However, the typical ligature of OY seems to justify an even later dating approach."

https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/ ... /show/1073

Διογένο̳υ̳ς
καὶ
Ἀπφιας
Χρειστιαν̳ῶ̳ν̳.

By Diogenes and Apphia, Christians.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 1285, Phrygia, ca. 200-400

note: "Dating according to Tabbernee: 250-275."

https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/ ... /show/1285

Ἡδῖα Χρειστ̳ε̳ιαν̳ή̳.

Hedia, a Christian.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 1286, Phrygia, ca. 200-400

note: "Dating according to Tabbernee: 250-275. According to MAMA: 3rd century"

https://icg.uni-kiel.de/icg/ICG_webapp/ ... /show/1286

Μηνόφιλος καὶ
ἡ̳ ̳γ̳υν̳ὴ̳ α̣ὐτοῦ
Αμ̳μ̳ια Παιθῳ ἀ-
δελφῷ Χρειστι-
5 ανῷ κ̳ὲ̳ Ἀλεξαν-
δρία Παιθῳ ἀν-
δρὶ κ̳ὲ̳ τὰ παιδία
α̣ὐτῶν μνείας
χάριν ἐπύησαν

Menophilos and his wife Ammia for Paithos, the brother, a Christian; and Alexandria for Paithos, her husband; and their children created (the tomb) as a memorial.

[Peter Kirby]

ICG 1253, Phrygia, ca. 200-350

note: "Dating according to Tabbernee: ca. 275-310"

Εὐτύχης Αμμιᾳ νύν-
φῃ κ̳ὲ̳ Τατιᾳ ἐγγόνῃ κ̳ὲ̳ Μα-
κεδὼν υἱῷ ἑαυτοῦ κ̳ὲ̳ τῇ
ἑαυτοῦ συμβίῳ Αμμι-
5 ᾳ κ̳ὲ̳ Εὐτύχης υἱὸς αὐτ-
ῶν ζῶντες ἐπ[οί]ησαν
Χριστια[νοὶ Χριστι]ανοῖς.

Eutyches for Ammia, his daughter-in-law, and for Tatia, his granddaughter, and Macedon for his son and his partner Ammia, and Eutyches, her son, made (the tomb) during their lifetime, Christians for Christians.