χρίωchríō
to anoint (Hom., and elsewhere)
Greek (New Testament) · G5548
Meanings
In NT, metaphorically, of God's anointing
(a) Christ: Acts 4:27; with infinitive, Luke 4:18 (LXX); with dupl. acc (see Bl., § 34, 4), Hebrews 1:9 (LXX); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Acts 10:38
(b) Christians: 2 Corinthians 1:21 (cf. ἐν-, ἐπι-Χριω).
SYN: see ἀλείφω
Same root
- χράομαιchráomai · G5530to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
- ἐπιχρίωepichríō · G2025to smear over
- ΧριστόςChristós · G5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- ἐγχρίωenchríō · G1472to rub in (oil), i.e. besmear
- χρῖσμαchrîsma · G5545an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment ("chrism") of the Holy Spirit
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,
- Acts 4:27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
- Acts 10:38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21 It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us,
- Hebrews 1:9 You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.