ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Anthropotokos

Okay kiddo, so you know how people are really important? Well, anthropotokos is a fancy word that means "God-bearer" or "one who gives birth to God". It's a way of showing how significant humans are in Christianity.

The idea is that Mary, Jesus' mother, was the special woman who gave birth to Jesus, who is believed to be the Son of God. This makes Mary really important, because she was the one who brought God into the world, and it shows us that humans can have a really special relationship with God.

So, anthropotokos is a big word that reminds us that humans are really important to God, and that Mary was really special because she gave birth to Jesus.