Anointing Anoint

Anointing Anoint

'''A — 1: ἀλείφω (Strong'S #218 — Verb — aleipho — al-i'-fo )

is a general term used for "an anointing" of any kind, whether of physical refreshment after washing, e.g., in the Sept. of  Ruth 3:3;  2 Samuel 12:20;  Daniel 10:3;  Micah 6:15; in the Nt,  Matthew 6:17;  Luke 7:38,46;  John 11:2;  12:3; or of the sick,  Mark 6:13;  James 5:14; or a dead body,  Mark 16:1 . The material used was either oil, or ointment, as in  Luke 7:38,46 . In the Sept. it is also used of "anointing" a pillar,  Genesis 31:13 , or captives,  2 Chronicles 28:15 , or of daubing a wall with mortar,  Ezekiel 13:10-12,14,15; and, in the sacred sense, of "anointing" priests, in  Exodus 40:15 (twice), and   Numbers 3:3 .

'''A — 2: χρίω (Strong'S #5548 — Verb — chrio — khree'-o )

is more limited in its use than No. 1; it is confined to "sacred and symbolical anointings;" of Christ as the "Anointed" of God,  Luke 4:18;  Acts 4:27;  10:38 , and  Hebrews 1:9 , where it is used metaphorically in connection with "the oil of gladness." The title Christ signifies "The Anointed One," The word (Christos) is rendered "(His) Anointed" in  Acts 4:26 , Rv. Once it is said of believers,  2 Corinthians 1:21 . Chrio is very frequent in the Sept., and is used of kings,  1 Samuel 10:1 , and priests,  Exodus 28:41 , and prophets,  1 Kings 19:16 . Among the Greeks it was used in other senses than the ceremonial, but in the Scriptures it is not found in connection with secular matters.

'''A — 3: ἐγχρίω (Strong'S #1472 — Verb — enchrio — eng-khree'-o )

primarily, "to rub in," hence, "to besmear, to anoint," is used metaphorically in the command to the church in Laodicea to "anoint" their eyes with eyesalve,  Revelation 3:18 . In the Sept.,  Jeremiah 4:30 , it is used of the "anointing" of the eyes with a view to beautifying them.

'''A — 4: ἐπιχρίω (Strong'S #2025 — Verb — epichrio — ep-ee-khree'-o )

primarily, "to rub on" (epi, "upon"), is used of the blind man whose eyes Christ "anointed," and indicates the manner in which the "anointing" was done,  John 9:6,11 .

'''A — 5: μυρίζω (Strong'S #3462 — Verb — murizo — moo-rid'-zo )

is used of "anointing" the body for burial, in  Mark 14:8 .

'''B — 1: χρῖσμα (Strong'S #5545 — Noun Neuter — chrisma — khris'-mah )

the corresponding noun to No. 2, above, signifies "an unguent, or an anointing." It was prepared from oil and aromatic herbs. It is used only metaphorically in the Nt; by metonymy, of the Holy Spirit,  1 John 2:20,27 , twice. The Rv translates it "anointing" in all three places, instead of the Av "unction" and "anointing."

 Exodus 29:7 Exodus 30:25 Daniel 9:26  1 John 2Unction. Exodus 30:31 Isaiah 61:3 Daniel 10:3 Luke 7:46