Messiah (Hebrew: משיח; Mashiah, Mashiach, or Moshiach) literally means "anointed one," referring to the priest/king/prophet's anointing with sacred oil; in Greek, this is Christos, "anointed".
"Christos" does not mean "sun god." The Greek "sun god" was Apollo Helios.
62 posted on 10/12/2016 3:22:19 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
(Point of clarification.)