How do you pronounce Chrysostom?

[Servus Iesu]

I've heard it said like: "kris-sis-tum" and also "kris-SOS-tum" with the second syllable stressed. What is the right pronunciation?

Also, I've been reading St. John Chrysostom's homilies on the Acts of the Apostles. I was thinking of collecting together the quotes from the homilies that I really like and saving them for future reference. Would anyone be interested if I posted Chrysostom's Quotables here as I found them?

 

[gzt]

It's Χρυσόστομος in Greek, if that helps. In which case, it would be kri-SOS-tom. The Latins, of course, wrote it Chrysostomus, draw your own conclusions about what that would cause the English to be. Either works, really, but pedants like the more pedantic one.

 

[Vasya Davidovich]

I know three ways.

• KRI-zus-tum
• kri-ZOSS-tum
• kri-ZOS-toe-mos

I believe that they are all legit.

 

[Servus Iesu]

It's Χρυσόστομος in Greek, if that helps.

Id tota Graecia est ad me.

 

[Vasya Davidovich]

Hardy har har.

 

[Servus Iesu]

Thanks for the help.

"Wherever the Holy Spirit finds a man of clay, He turns him into a man of gold." -St. John Chrysostom

This is my favorite quote so far. I'll share others as I find them.

 

[repentant]

The first letter is more of an H than a C or K. So Hree-so-sto-mos. In English is where it has the C or K sound.

 

[buzuxi02]

i think any of the renderings on thread 3 will do. Kudos to repentant for pointing out the 'h' sound .

 

[Nickolai]

it's kinda like that back of the throat kind of H too.

 

[Matrona]

I pronounce the saint's name "Chry-sis-tom". I've also seen it as a surname, which I pronounce however the person wants me to.

 

[Peter]

Don't let the letters fool you. It's pronounced "BOB." That's right, he was a southerner!

Peter

 

[HandmaidenOfGod]

lol

 

[Matrona]

There's a dentist in my town with the last name "Chrysostom". Gave me a chuckle... "golden mouth".

 

[MariaRegina]

There's a dentist in my town with the last name "Chrysostom". Gave me a chuckle... "golden mouth".

Great one, Matrona.

PLEASE enable your rep button.

You have posted some choice ones lately.

 

[MariaRegina]

Don't let the letters fool you. It's pronounced "BOB." That's right, he was a southerner!

Peter

Love it.



However, on the flip side,

The Priest Chrysostom will just love to be called Father Bob.

 

[Adammi]

I love it when other people ask about pronunciation. I read all the time, and I don't know how to pronounce half of the words that I know. It's funny, the first time I said epiphany (a long time ago, I've improved since this) I said ep-i-fan-ee