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In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator refers to a specific depiction of Christ. ''Pantocrator'' or ''Pantokrator'' () is, used in this context, a translation of one of many names of God in Judaism. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek as the Septuagint, ''Pantokrator'' was used both for ''YHWH Sabaoth'' "Lord of Hosts" and for ''El Shaddai'' "God Almighty". In the New Testament, Pantokrator is used once by Paul (). Aside from that one occurrence, John the Revelator is the only New Testament author to use the word Pantokrator. The author of the Book of Revelation uses the word nine times,〔Pantocrator appears in Revelation , , , , , , , , and .〕 and while the references to God and Christ in Revelation are at times interchangeable, Pantokrator appears to be reserved for God alone. ==Meaning== The most common translation of ''Pantocrator'' is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, ''Pantokrator'' is a compound word formed from the Greek words , ''pas'' (GEN ''pantos''), i.e. "all" and , ''kratos'', i.e. "strength", "might", "power". This is often understood in terms of potential power; i.e., ability to do anything, omnipotence. Another, more literal translation is "Ruler of All" or, less literally, "Sustainer of the World". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek for "all" and the verb meaning "To accomplish something" or "to sustain something" (). This translation speaks more to God's actual power; i.e., God does everything (as opposed to God can do everything). The Pantokrator, largely an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic theological conception is less common by that name in Western (Roman) Catholicism and largely unknown to most Protestants. In the West the equivalent image in art is known as Christ in Majesty, which developed a rather different iconography. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christ Pantocrator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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