to anoint

Greek Verb

ἀλείφω (cf. λίπος, oil), [in LXX: Gen.31:13, Exo.40:15, Num.3:3 (מָשַׁח), Eze.13:10 ff. (טוּחַ), Rut.3:3, 2Ki.12:20 14:2, 4Ki.4:2, 2Ch.28:15, Mic.6:15, Dan LXX TH Dan.10:3 (סוּךְ), Est.2:12, Jdth.16:8 *;] to anoint, festally or in homage: with accusative of thing(s) or of person(s), Mat.6:17, Jhn.12:3, Mrk.16:1; before dative, ἐλαίῳ, Mrk.6:13, Jas.5:14; μύρῳ, Luk.7:38, 46, Jhn.11:2. SYN.: χρίω, μυρίζω (against the distinction made bet. ἀ. and χ. in Tr, Syn., § 38, see MM, VGT, see word, ἀ.) (AS)

to anoint

Greek Verb

ἀλείφω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ψω[LXX], (ἐξ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἤλειψα[Refs 8th c.BC+], Attic dialect, Epic dialect ἄλειψα[Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἀλήλῐφα (ἀπ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, future -ψομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἠλειψάμην Attic dialect, Epic dialect ἀλ-[Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, future ἀλειφθήσομαι (ἐξ-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἠλείφθην[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἐξ-ηλίφην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+], (ἀπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+], (ἐξ, ὑπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—anoint the skin with oil, as was done after bathing, active referring to another, middle to oneself, λοῦσαι κέλετ᾽ ἀμφί τ᾽ ἀλεῖψαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]: later of anointing for gymnastic exercises, λίπα μετὰ τοῦ γυμνάζεσθαι ἠλείψαντο[Refs 6th c.BC+]; of anointing the sick, [NT+4th c.BC+] 2) supply oil for gymnasts, ἀλειφούσης τῆς πόλεως [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. πανήγυριν, ἔθνη, [Refs]; οἱ -όμενοι youths undergoing gymnastic training, [Refs]; οἱ ἀ. ἐν τῷ γυμνασίῳ [Refs]; ἀλείφεσθαι παρά τινι to attend a gymnastic school, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 3) polish, τράπεζαν[Refs 4th c.BC+] 4) metaphorically, prepare as if for gymnastics, encourage, stimulate, instigate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τοὺς -ομένους ἐπί τι[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) daub, plaster, besmear, οὔατα ἀλεῖψαι stop up ears, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to oil (with perfume); anoint; from g1 (Α) (as particle of union) and the base of g3045 (λιπαρός)