Greek · Strong's G5548
χρίω
chriokhree'-o
to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service
1890 spelling: chríō
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- ρ100
- ι10
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,510
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service
Rendered in the KJV as
anoint.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἔχρισέν2
- ἔχρισας,1
- ἔχρισεν1
- χρίσας1
How it is rendered · 5
- anointed1
- has anointed1
- having anointed1
- He has anointed1
- You anointed,1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3S · 3
- V-AAI-2S · 1
- V-AAP-NSM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 4:27ἔχρισας,echrisasverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singularIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.here: You anointed,
- Acts 10:38ἔχρισενechrisenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularhow God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.here: anointed