ἔλαιον
Transliteration
elaion (Key)
Pronunciation
el'-ah-yon
Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ἐλαία (G1636)
mGNT
11x in 3 unique form(s) TR
11x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
190x in 5 unique form(s)
ἔλαιον — 6x
ἐλαίου — 2x
ἐλαίῳ — 3x
ἔλαιον — 6x
ἐλαίου — 2x
ἐλαίῳ — 3x
ἔλαιόν — 5x
ἔλαιον — 69x
ἐλαίου — 56x
ἐλαίῳ — 58x
ἐλαίων — 2x
Dictionary Aids

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].
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References

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