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To rub on

ἐπιχρίωStrong’s G2025

epichriō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epichriō is the Greek word usually translated “rubbed” and “anointed”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,”
John 9:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “rubbed” and “anointed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he rubbed 1
  • he anointed 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἐπιχρίω epichriō · to rub on

ἐπι-χρίω [in Sm.: Eze.13:10 22:28 * ;] to spread on, anoint: with accusative, Jhn.9:11; id. before hi-I, with accusative, Jhn.9:6 (cf. MM, Exp., xiv).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “anointed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ANOINT'ED, participle passive

Smeared or rubbed with oil; set apart; consecrated with oil.

    All definitions and other forms of “anointed”

      ANOINT'ED, noun

      The Messiah, or Son of God, consecrated to the great office of Redeemer; called the Lord's anointed Cyrus is also called the Lord's anointed

        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.