anointing

Anointing (meshiach/christos) and apostle (apostolos, sent one) converge in Christ: the Anointed One is also the Sent One. Apostolic commission flows from the anointing at baptism and resurrection.

Hebrew mashiach (Messiah, Anointed One) and Greek christos are direct cognates — both mean 'the anointed' and name the same eschatological figure of divine appointment.