To anoint
χρίωStrong’s G5548chriō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chriō is the Greek word usually translated “has anointed”, “anointed” and “having anointed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Meaning
Usually translated “has anointed”, “anointed” and “having anointed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he has anointed 1
- you anointed 1
- anointed 1
- having anointed 1
- has anointed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
- Hebrews 1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Greek dictionary
χρίω chriō · to anoint
χρίω to anoint (Hom., al.); [in LXX chiefly for מָשַׁח of consecration to a sacred office: priest, Exo.28:41; prophet, 3Ki.19:16; king, 1Ki.10:1; of things, Exo.40:9, Lev.8:10, al.]. In NT, metaphorically, of God's anointing, (a) Christ: Act.4:27; with inf., Luk.4:18 (LXX); with dupl. accusative (see B1., § 34, 4), Heb.1:9 (LXX); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Act.10:38; (b) Christians: 2Co.1:21 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 73) (cf. ἐν-, ἐπι-Χριω).† SYN: see: ἀλείφω (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.