Olive oil
ἔλαιονStrong’s G1637elaion
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Elaion is the Greek word usually translated “oil”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:”
Meaning
Usually translated “oil”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- oil 6
- with oil 4
- of oil 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Revelation 2
- Mark 1
- Hebrews 1
- James 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
- Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- Mark 6:13And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
- Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
- Luke 10:34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Luke 16:6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Greek dictionary
ἔλαιον elaion · olive oil
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן ;] olive-oil: Luk.16:6, Rev.6:6 18:13; for lamps, Mat.25:3-4, 8; for healing, Mrk.6:13, Luk.10:34, Jhn.5:14; for anointing at feasts, Luk.7:46, Heb.1:9" (LXX) .† SYN.: μύρον, ointment, see Tr., Syn., 135 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oil” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OIL, noun
It seems to be named from its inflammability, for aelan, is to kindle, and to oil; hence anaelan, to anneal; aeled, fire. Latin oleum; Gr.]
All definitions and other forms of “oil”
OIL, verb transitive
To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil
OIL'-BAG, noun
A bag, cyst or gland in animals containing oil
OIL'-COLOR, noun
A color made by grinding a coloring substance in oil
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.