Anointing
χρῖσμαStrong’s G5545chrisma
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chrisma is the Greek word usually translated “anointing”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
Meaning
Usually translated “anointing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- anointing 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 John 2
1 book in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
χρῖσμα chrisma · anointing
χρίσμα (T, χρῖσμα, as in cl.; see Tdf., Pr., 102; Bl., § 4, 2), -τος, το (χρίω), later form of χρῖμα (Æsch., al.), [in LXX for מִשְׁחָה and cogn. forms (Exo.29:7, al.) ;] an anointing, unction (the result of the action χρίειν; ICC, in l; but cf. Westc., in l, for the view that the oil, not the act, is meant): 1Jn.2:20 Jn 2:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “anointing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ANOINT'ING, participle present
tense Smearing with oil; pouring on oil, or other oleaginous substance; consecrating.
All definitions and other forms of “anointing”
ANOINT'ING, noun
The act of smearing with oil; a consecrating.
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.