Strong's Lexicon
G5548 — χρίω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5548 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χρίω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | chrio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khree'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to smear or rub with oil 2. (specially, of divine purpose) to anoint 3. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service |
| KJV Renderings: | anoint |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χρίω: 1 aorist ἀχρισα; (akin to χείρ ((?), see Curtius, § 201), χραίνω; properly, ’to touch with the hand’, ’to besmear’); from Homer down; the Sept. for îÈùÇÑç; to anoint (on the persons who received anointing among the Hebrews, see χρῖσμα); in the N. T. only tropically, of God a. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with powers necessary for its administration (see χρῖσμα): Luk 4:18 (after Isa 61:1); contrary to common usage with an accusative of the thing, ἔλαιον, (like verbs of clothing, putting on, etc. (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4 a.; Buttmann, § 131, 6)), Heb 1:9 (from Psa 44:8 (); in Theophilus ad Autol. 1, 12 we find χρίεσθαι ἔλαιον Θεοῦ and χρίεσθαι φωτί καί πνεύματι almost in the same sentence); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καί δυνάμει, Act 10:38; also χρίειν used absolutely, Act 4:27.
b. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit (cf. Westcott on 1Jn 2:20): 2Co 1:21. (Compare: ἐγχρίω, ἐπιχρίω. Synonym: see ἀλείφω, at the end)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χρίω (anoint)
Luke 4:18
- KJV: The Spirit of the Lord 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
- GK: πνεύμα κυρίου επ΄ εμέ ου ένεκεν έχρισέ με ευαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοίς απέσταλκέ με ιάσασθαι τους συντετριμμένους την καρδίαν κηρύξαι αιχμαλώτοις άφεσιν και τυφλοίς ανάβλεψιν αποστείλαι τεθραυσμένους εν αφέσει
Acts 4:27
- KJV: For 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
- GK: συνήχθησαν γαρ επ΄ αληθείας επί τον άγιον παίδά σου Ιησούν ον έχρισας Ηρώδης τε και Πόντιος Πιλάτος συν έθνεσι και λαοίς Ισραήλ
Acts 10:38
- KJV: How 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
- GK: Ιησούν τον από Ναζαρέτ ως έχρισεν αυτόν ο θεός πνεύματι αγίω και δυνάμει ος διήλθεν ευεργετών και ιώμενος πάντας τους καταδυναστευομένους υπό του διαβόλου ότι ο θεός ην μετ΄ αυτού
2 Corinthians 1:21
- KJV: Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ and hath anointed us God
- GK: ο δε βεβαιών ημάς συν υμίν εις χριστόν και χρίσας ημάς θεός
Hebrews 1:9
- KJV: Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity therefore God thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows
- GK: ηγάπησας δικαιοσύνην και εμίσησας ανομίαν διά τούτο έχρισέ σε ο θεός ο θεός σου έλαιον αγαλλιάσεως παρά τους μετόχους σου
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