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)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Psalms
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44:8; 45:8
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Isaiah
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61:1
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Luke
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4:18
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Acts
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4:27; 10:38
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2 Corinthians
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1:21
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Hebrews
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1:9
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1 John
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2:20
