One in Messiah Congregation

 

The name Jesus does not come from the name Zeus. These two words do not sound alike.

etymology : The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible.The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies.

As you can see, there is no etymological relationship between these two words.

It is clearly seen that different letters are used in the spelling of these two words.

 

English Greek English transliteration and sound

Jesus Ιησους Iisous pronounced ee-ay-sooce

Zeus Ζευς Zeys pronounced Zeys

 

In short, I suggest you learn some Greek before you make this foolish argument, shalom.

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