to anoint

Greek Verb

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)

to anoint

Greek Verb

χρίω, Epic dialect imperfect χρῖον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future χρίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔχρῑσα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect χρῖσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κέχρῑκα [LXX]:—middle, future χρίσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist participle χρῑσάμενος[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future χρισθήσομαι [LXX]: aorist ἐχρίσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κέχρῑμαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]pluperfect ἐκέχριστο falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἐκέχριντο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. [Even in present and imperfect ι is long, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρῐει only in late Poets, as [Refs 3rd c.BC+]future and all other tenses ῑ without exception, whence the proper accent. is χρῖσαι, κεχρῖσθαι, χρῖσμα, etc:—touch the surface of a body slightly, especially of the human body, graze, hence, I) rub, anoint with scented unguents or oil, as was done after bathing, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a dead body, χρῖεν ἐλαίῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; anoint a suppliant, [Refs]; πέπλον χ. rub or infect with poison, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, anoint oneself, [Refs 8th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, ἰοὺς χρίεσθαι anoint (i. e. poison) one's arrows, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, χρίεσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βακκάριδι κεχριμένος Magnes [same place]; συκαμίνῳ τὰς γνάθους κεχριμέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) in LXX, anoint in token of consecration, χ. τινὰ εἰς βασιλέα [LXX+NT] II) wash with colour, coat, αἰγέαι κεχριμέναι ἐρευθεδάνῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίσσῃ[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἀσφάλτῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στοάν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, τὸ σῶμα μίλτῳ χρίονται smear their bodies, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) wound on the surface, puncture, prick, sting, of the gadfly in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, ὀξυστόμῳ μύωπι χρισθεῖσ᾽[Refs]

Greek

Verb

to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service; anoint; probably akin to g5530 (χράομαι) through the idea of contact;