ἀλείφωaleíphō
to oil (with perfume)
Greek (New Testament) · G218
Meanings
to anoint, festally or in homage: with acc rei or person, Matthew 6:17, John 12:3, Mark 16:1; followed by dative, ἐλαίῳ, Mark 6:13, James 5:14; μύρῳ, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:46, John 11:2.
Synonyms
χρίω, μυρίζω
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:17 But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.
- Mark 6:13 And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
- Mark 16:1 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
- Luke 7:38 Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.
- Luke 7:46 You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.
- John 11:2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.