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Lexicon :: Strong's G5548 - chriō

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χρίω
Transliteration
chriō (Key)
Pronunciation
khree'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to χράομαι (G5530) through the idea of contact
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:493,1322

Trench's Synonyms: xxxviii. ἔλαιον, μύρον (χρίω, ἀλείφω).

Strong’s Definitions

χρίω chríō, khree'-o; probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service:—anoint.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G5548 in the following manner: anoint (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G5548 in the following manner: anoint (5x).

  1. to anoint

    1. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration

    2. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρίω chríō, khree'-o; probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service:—anoint.
STRONGS G5548:
χρίω: 1 aorist ἀχρισα; (akin to χείρ ((?), see Curtius, § 201), χραίνω; properly, 'to touch with the hand', 'to besmear'); from Homer down; the Sept. for מָשַׁח; to anoint (on the persons who received anointing among the Hebrews, see χρῖσμα); in the N. T. only tropically, of God
a. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with powers necessary for its administration (see χρῖσμα): Luke 4:18 (after Isaiah 61:1); contrary to common usage with an accusative of the thing, ἔλαιον, (like verbs of clothing, putting on, etc. (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4 a.; Buttmann, § 131, 6)), Hebrews 1:9 (from Psalm 44:8 (Ps. 45:8); in Theophilus ad Autol. 1, 12 we find χρίεσθαι ἔλαιον Θεοῦ and χρίεσθαι φωτί καί πνεύματι almost in the same sentence); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καί δυνάμει, Acts 10:38; also χρίειν used absolutely, Acts 4:27.
b. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit (cf. Westcott on 1 John 2:20): 2 Corinthians 1:21. (Compare: ἐγχρίω, ἐπιχρίω. Synonym: see ἀλείφω, at the end)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
44:8; 45:8
Isaiah
61:1
Luke
4:18
Acts
4:27; 10:38
2 Corinthians
1:21
Hebrews
1:9
1 John
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5548 matches the Greek χρίω (chriō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:18 - “THE SPIRIT G4151 OF THE LORD G2962 IS UPON ME,
BECAUSE G3739 G6025 HE ANOINTED G5548 ME TO PREACH G2097 THE GOSPEL G2097 TO THE POOR G4434.
HE HAS SENT G649 ME TO PROCLAIM G2784 RELEASE G859 TO THE CAPTIVES G164,
AND RECOVERY G309 OF SIGHT G309 TO THE BLIND G5185,
TO SET G649 FREE G1722 G859 THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED G2352,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - “For truly G1909 G225 in this G3778 city G4172 there were gathered G4863 together G4863 against G1909 Your holy G40 [fn]servant G3816 Jesus, G2424 whom G3739 You anointed, G5548 both G5037 Herod G2264 and Pontius G4194 Pilate, G4091 along G4862 with the [fn]Gentiles G1484 and the peoples G2992 of Israel, G2474

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - “[fn]You know of Jesus G2424 of Nazareth, G3478 how G5613 God G2316 anointed G5548 Him with the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 and with power, G1411 [fn]and how He went G1330 about G1330 doing G2109 good G2109 and healing G2390 all G3956 who were oppressed G2616 by the devil, G1228 for God G2316 was with Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:21 - Now G1161 He who establishes G950 us with you in Christ G5547 and anointed G5548 us is God, G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9 - “YOU HAVE LOVED G25 RIGHTEOUSNESS G1343 AND HATED G3404 LAWLESSNESS G458;
THEREFORE G1223 G3778 GOD, G2316 YOUR GOD, G2316 HAS ANOINTED G5548 YOU
WITH THE OIL G1637 OF GLADNESS G20 ABOVE G3844 YOUR COMPANIONS G3353.”
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