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Lexicon :: Strong's G1637 - elaion

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ἔλαιον
Transliteration
elaion (Key)
Pronunciation
el'-ah-yon
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἐλαία (G1636)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:470,221

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

Strong’s Definitions

ἔλαιον élaion, el'-ah-yon; neuter of the same as G1636; olive oil:—oil.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G1637 in the following manner: oil (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G1637 in the following manner: oil (11x).

  1. olive oil

    1. for fuel for lamps

    2. for healing the sick

    3. for anointing the head and body at feasts

    4. mentioned among articles of commerce

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔλαιον élaion, el'-ah-yon; neuter of the same as G1636; olive oil:—oil.
STRONGS G1637:
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό, [from Homer down], Sept. chiefly for שֶׁמֶן, also for יִצְהָר; olive-oil: used for feeding lamps, Matthew 25:3f, 8; for healing the sick, Mark 6:13; Luke 10:34; James 5:14; for anointing the head and body at feasts (Athen. 15, c. 11) [cf. under the word μύρον], Luke 7:46; Hebrews 1:9 (on which passage see ἀγαλλίασις); mentioned among articles of commerce, Luke 16:6; Revelation 6:6; Revelation 18:13. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Oel; Furrer in Schenkel 4:354; Schnedermann, Die Biblical Symbolik des Oelbaumes u. d. Oeles, in the Zeitschr. f. d. luth. Theol. for 1874, p. 4ff; [B. D., under the word Oil, II. 4; and Meyer edition Weiss on Mark 6:13].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
25:3; 25:8
Mark
6:13; 6:13
Luke
7:46; 10:34; 16:6
Hebrews
1:9
James
5:14
Revelation
6:6; 18:13

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1637 matches the Greek ἔλαιον (elaion),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:3 - For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:4 - but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:13 - And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:46 - You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:34 - He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:6 - He said, ‘A hundred measures[fn] of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:9 - You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 - Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:6 - And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart[fn] of wheat for a denarius,[fn] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:13 - cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.[fn]
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