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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5548. χρίω (chrió) -- To anoint</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5548.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/1-30.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5548.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5548</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5547.htm" title="5547">◄</a> 5548. chrió <a href="../greek/5549.htm" title="5549">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chrió: To anoint</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χρίω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chrió<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khree'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khree'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To anoint<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I anoint, consecrate by anointing.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H4886 (מָשַׁח, mashach):</b> To anoint, used in contexts such as the anointing of kings and priests in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "chrió" primarily means "to anoint." In the New Testament, it is used in a ceremonial or religious context, signifying the act of consecrating someone or something by applying oil. This anointing symbolizes being set apart for a special purpose or mission, often associated with divine appointment or empowerment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish culture, anointing with oil was a significant ritual. It was used to consecrate priests (Exodus 28:41), kings (1 Samuel 16:13), and sometimes prophets (1 Kings 19:16). The act of anointing signified God's blessing, selection, and empowerment for a specific role or task. In the Greco-Roman world, anointing was also a common practice for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, but in the biblical context, it carried a deeper spiritual significance.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5548</b> <i>xríō</i> – to <i>anoint</i> by rubbing or pouring <i>olive oil</i> on someone to represent the flow (empowering) <i>of the Holy Spirit</i>. Anointing (literally) involved rubbing olive oil on the head, etc., especially to present someone as <i>divinely-authorized</i> (appointed by God) to serve as prophet, priest or king, etc. <a href="/greek/1.htm">See 1</a> Ki 19:16; Lev 8:12; Ps 133:2; 1 Sam 10:1, 16:13; 2 Sam 2:4, 5:3.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to anoint<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>anointed (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5548: χρίω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χρίω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἀχρισα</span>; (akin to <span class="greek2">χείρ</span> ((?), see <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 201), <span class="greek2">χραίνω</span>; properly, 'to touch with the hand', 'to besmear'); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">מָשַׁח</span>; <span class="accented">to anoint</span> (on the persons who received anointing among the Hebrews, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">χρῖσμα</span></span>); 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 <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">χρῖσμα</span></span>): <a href="/interlinear/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a> (after <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>); contrary to common usage with an accusative of the thing, <span class="greek2">ἔλαιον</span>, (like verbs of clothing, putting on, etc. (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 32, 4 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 131, 6)), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-9.htm">Hebrews 1:9</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/44-8.htm">Psalm 44:8</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 45:8>); in <span class="abbreviation">Theophilus</span> ad Autol. 1, 12 we find <span class="greek2">χρίεσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">ἔλαιον</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span> and <span class="greek2">χρίεσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">φωτί</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">πνεύματι</span> almost in the same sentence); <span class="greek2">πνεύματι</span> <span class="greek2">ἁγίῳ</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">δυνάμει</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a>; also <span class="greek2">χρίειν</span> used absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit (cf. Westcott on <a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a>): <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἐγχρίω</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐπιχρίω</span>. Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀλείφω</span></span>, at the end)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>anoint. <p>Probably akin to <a href="/greek/5530.htm">chraomai</a> through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service -- anoint. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5530.htm">chraomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έχρισα έχρισά εχρίσαμεν έχρισαν εχρισας έχρισας ἔχρισας έχρισε έχρισέ εχρισεν έχρισεν ἔχρισεν ἔχρισέν εχρίσθη κέχρικά κέχρικέ κεχρισμένα κεχρισμένος κέχρισται χρίειν χρίετέ χριόμενοι χρίουσι χρίσαι χρίσαί χρισας χρίσας χρισάτω χρισείς χρίσεις χρίση χρισθήναι χρίσον χρίσονται χρίσωσιν χροάν chrisas chrísas echrisas échrisas echrisen échrisen échrisén<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 4:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὗ εἵνεκεν <b>ἔχρισέν</b> με εὐαγγελίσασθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> IS UPON ME, BECAUSE <span class="itali">HE ANOINTED</span> ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> because <span class="itali">he hath anointed</span> me<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of which because <span class="itali">he anointed</span> me to preach good news<p><b><a href="/text/acts/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 4:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-AIA-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦν ὃν <b>ἔχρισας</b> Ἡρῴδης τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jesus, whom <span class="itali">You anointed,</span> both Herod<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whom <span class="itali">thou hast anointed,</span> both<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus whom <span class="itali">you did anoint</span> Herod both<p><b><a href="/text/acts/10-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 10:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ναζαρέθ ὡς <b>ἔχρισεν</b> αὐτὸν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God <span class="itali">anointed</span> Him with the Holy<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> How God <span class="itali">anointed</span> Jesus of<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nazareth how <span class="itali">anointed</span> him<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 1:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Χριστὸν καὶ <b>χρίσας</b> ἡμᾶς θεός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us with you in Christ <span class="itali">and anointed</span> us is God,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">hath anointed</span> us,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ and <span class="itali">having anointed</span> us [is] God<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τοῦτο <b>ἔχρισέν</b> σε ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> YOUR GOD, <span class="itali">HAS ANOINTED</span> YOU WITH THE OIL<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God, <span class="itali">hath anointed</span> thee<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> because of this <span class="itali">anointed</span> you<p><b><a href="/greek/5548.htm">Strong's Greek 5548</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5548.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chrisas_5548.htm">χρίσας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/echrisas_5548.htm">ἔχρισας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/echrisen_5548.htm">ἔχρισέν — 3 Occ.</a><br><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5547.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5547"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5547" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5549.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5549"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5549" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>