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"Christos Anesti" - Christ is Risen in Greek
Greek Easter Hymn

By Mary Fairchild, About.com

Enhance your Greek Easter worship with these words to the treasured Orthodox Easter hymn, "Christos Anesti," in the Greek language, including the transliteration, and words in English.

Greek

Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος.

Transliteration

(Accented syllables are in bold type.)

Christos Anesti ek nekron, thanato thanaton patisas, kai tis en tis mnimasi zoin harisamenos.

English

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs, granting life.
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