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Lexicon :: Strong's G5548 - chriō

Aa
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
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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 11 times in 11 verses in 'Exo' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, and thou shalt anoint them and [fn]fill their hands: and thou shalt sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:2 - and unleavened loaves kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil: thou shalt make them of fine flour of wheat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7 - And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt anoint him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:29 - And the apparel of the sanctuary which is Aaron's shall be his sons' after him, for them to be anointed in them, and to fill their hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:36 - And thou shalt sacrifice the calf of the sin-offering on the day of purification, and thou shalt purify the altar when thou dost [fn]perform consecration upon it, and thou shalt anoint it so as to sanctify it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:26 - And thou shalt anoint with it the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the tabernacle of witness,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:30 - And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them that they may minister to me as priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:32 - On man's flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9 - And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and shalt anoint the tabernacle, and all things in it; and shalt sanctify it, and all its furniture, and it shall be holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:10 - And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offerings, and all its furniture; and thou shalt hallow the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:13 - And thou shalt put on Aaron the holy garments, and thou shalt anoint him, and thou shalt sanctify him, and he shall minister to me as priest.
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