Lexicon :: Strong's G218 - aleiphō

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ἀλείφω
Transliteration
aleiphō (Key)
Pronunciation
al-i'-fo
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as particle of union) and the base of λιπαρός (G3045)
mGNT
9x in 8 unique form(s)
TR
9x in 8 unique form(s)
LXX
19x in 14 unique form(s)
ἄλειψαί — 1x
ἀλείψαντες — 1x
ἀλείψασα — 1x
ἀλείψωσιν — 1x
ἤλειφεν — 1x
ἤλειφον — 1x
ἤλειψας — 1x
ἤλειψεν — 2x
ἄλειψαί — 1x
ἀλείψαντες — 1x
ἀλείψασα — 1x
ἀλείψωσιν — 1x
ἤλειφεν — 1x
ἤλειφον — 1x
ἤλειψας — 1x
ἤλειψεν — 2x
ἀλειφόμεναι — 1x
ἀλείφοντας — 2x
ἀλείφοντες — 2x
ἀλείφουσιν — 1x
ἀλείψασθαι — 1x
ἀλείψεις — 1x
ἀλείψῃ — 3x
ἀλείψομαι — 1x
ἠλειμμένοι — 1x
ἠλειψάμην — 1x
ἤλειψάς — 1x
ἤλειψας — 1x
ἠλείψατε — 2x
ἠλείψατο — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:229,37

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

Strong’s Definitions

ἀλείφω aleíphō, al-i'-fo; from G1 (as particle of union) and the base of G3045; to oil (with perfume):—anoint.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G218 in the following manner: anoint (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G218 in the following manner: anoint (9x).
  1. to anoint

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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀλείφω aleíphō, al-i'-fo; from G1 (as particle of union) and the base of G3045; to oil (with perfume):—anoint.
STRONGS G218:
ἀλείφω: imperfect ἤλειφον; 1 aorist ἤλειψα; 1 aorist middle imperative ἄλειψαι; [allied with λίπος, grease; cf. Curtius, § 340; Vanicek, p. 811; Peile, p. 407; from Homer down]; to anoint: τινά or τί, Mark 16:1; John 12:3; τινά or τί τινι [Winer's Grammar, 227 (213)], as ἐλαίῳ, Luke 7:46a; Mark 6:13; James 5:14; μύρῳ, John 11:2; Luke 7:38, 46b; middle, Matthew 6:17 (literally, 'anoint for thyself thy head,' unge tibi caput tuum; cf. Winers Grammar, 257 (242); Buttmann, 192 (166f)). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Salbe; [B. D. or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word Anoint, etc. Synonyms: "ἀλείφειν is the mundane and profane, χρίειν the sacred and religious, word." Trench, § 38. Compare: ἐξαλείφω].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:17
Mark
6:13; 16:1
Luke
7:38; 7:46; 7:46
John
11:2; 12:3
James
5:14