G1472
G1472 — ἐγχρίω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
egchrio (eng-khree'-o) v.
1. to rub in (oil), i.e. besmear
[from G1722 and G5548]
KJV: anoint
Root(s): G1722, G5548
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
anoint
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐγχρίω (see ἐν, III. 3): 1 aorist active imperative ἐγχρῖσον, middle (in T Tr) ἐνχρισαι (but L WH 1 aorist active infinitive ἐνχρισαι, (Griesbach ἐγχρῖσαι; cf. Veitch, under the word χρίω, at the end)); to rub in, besmear, anoint; middle to anoint for oneself: τούς ὀφθαλμούς, Rev 3:18 (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) 149f, 131); Winer’s Grammar, § 32, 4 a.). (Tob 6:9 Tob 11:7; Strabo, Anthol., Epictetus, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐγχρίω (anoint)
Revelation 3:18
- KJV: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed and the shame of thy nakedness do not appear and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve that thou mayest see
- GK: συμβουλεύω σοι αγοράσαι χρυσίον παρ΄ εμού πεπυρωμένον εκ πυρός ίνα πλουτήσης και ιμάτια λευκά ίνα περιβάλη και μη φανερωθή η αισχύνη της γυμνότητός σου και κουλλυριον εγχρισον επι τους οφθαλμούς σου ίνα βλέπης