Greek · Strong's G2025
ἐπιχρίω
epichrioep-ee-khree'-o
to smear over
1890 spelling: epichríō
- ε5
- π80
- ι10
- χ600
- ρ100
- ι10
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,605
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to smear over
Rendered in the KJV as
anoint.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἐπέχρισεν1
- ἐπέχρισέν1
How it is rendered · 2
- He anointed1
- he rubbed1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular2
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- V-AAI-3S · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
John2 occurrences
- John 9:6ἐπέχρισενepechrisenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularWhen Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.here: he rubbed
- John 9:11ἐπέχρισένepechrisenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”here: He anointed