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Lexicon :: Strong's G5548 - chriō

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χρίω
Transliteration
chriō (Key)
Pronunciation
khree'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to χράομαι (G5530) through the idea of contact
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:493,1322

Trench's Synonyms: xxxviii. ἔλαιον, μύρον (χρίω, ἀλείφω).

Strong’s Definitions

χρίω chríō, khree'-o; probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service:—anoint.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G5548 in the following manner: anoint (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G5548 in the following manner: anoint (5x).

  1. to anoint

    1. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration

    2. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρίω chríō, khree'-o; probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service:—anoint.
STRONGS G5548:
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 מָשַׁח; 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): Luke 4:18 (after Isaiah 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)), Hebrews 1:9 (from Psalm 44:8 (Ps. 45:8); 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, Acts 10:38; also χρίειν used absolutely, Acts 4:27.
b. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit (cf. Westcott on 1 John 2:20): 2 Corinthians 1:21. (Compare: ἐγχρίω, ἐπιχρίω. Synonym: see ἀλείφω, at the end)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
44:8; 45:8
Isaiah
61:1
Luke
4:18
Acts
4:27; 10:38
2 Corinthians
1:21
Hebrews
1:9
1 John
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5548 matches the Greek χρίω (chriō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in '2Sa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - O mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fruitful fields producing offerings of grain.[fn]
For there the shield of the mighty heroes was defiled;
the shield of Saul will no longer be anointed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4 - Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah.
When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:7 - Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:3 - So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:7 - Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:10 - Now Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, is dead. Why not ask David to come back and be our king again?”
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