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In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically. Olive oil was a crucial commodity, used for cooking, lighting lamps, anointing, and medicinal purposes. In a spiritual context, it symbolizes the Holy Spirit, healing, and consecration.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Olive oil was an essential part of daily life in biblical times. It was used in religious rituals, such as anointing kings and priests, and in offerings to God. The process of producing olive oil involved crushing olives in a press, a method that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Olive oil's significance extended beyond practical uses; it was a symbol of prosperity, blessing, and divine favor.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1637</b> <i>élaion</i> – olive <i>oil</i> (from <a href="/greek/1636.htm">1636</a> <i>/elaía</i>, "olive tree"); (figuratively) the indwelling (empowering) of the Holy Spirit.</p><p class="discovery">While <i>all</i> true believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, <i>none can</i> give <i>their oil</i> to <i>someone else</i> (see Mt 25:3-8)! Each person must seek (find) the Lord <i>for themself</i>.</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>from <a href="/greek/1636.htm">elaia</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>olive oil<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>oil (10), olive oil (1).<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 1637: ἔλαιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔλαιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐλαίου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">שֶׁמֶן</span>, also for <span class="hebrew">יִצְהָר</span>; <span class="accented">olive-oil</span>: used for feeding lamps, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-3.htm">Matthew 25:3f, 8</a>; for healing the sick, <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-13.htm">Mark 6:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-34.htm">Luke 10:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14</a>; for anointing the head and body at feasts (<span class="abbreviation">Athen.</span> 15, c. 11) (cf. under the word <span class="greek2">μύρον</span>), <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-46.htm">Luke 7:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-9.htm">Hebrews 1:9</a> (on which passage see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀγαλλίασις</span></span>); mentioned among articles of commerce, <a href="/interlinear/luke/16-6.htm">Luke 16:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-6.htm">Revelation 6:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-13.htm">Revelation 18:13</a>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB, under the word Oel; Furrer in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> 4:354; Schnedermann, Die Biblical Symbolik des Oelbaumes u. d. Oeles, in the Zeitschr. f. d. luth. Theol. for 1874, p. 4ff; (<span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Oil>, II. 4; and Meyer edition Weiss on <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-13.htm">Mark 6:13</a>).<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>oil. <p>Neuter of the same as <a href="/greek/1636.htm">elaia</a>; olive oil -- oil. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1636.htm">elaia</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ελαιον έλαιον έλαιόν ἔλαιον ελαιου ελαίου ἐλαίου ελαιω ελαιώ ελαίω ἐλαίῳ elaio elaiō elaíoi elaíōi elaion élaion elaiou elaíou<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/matthew/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μεθ' ἑαυτῶν <b>ἔλαιον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they took no <span class="itali">oil</span> with them,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and took no <span class="itali">oil</span> with them:<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with themselves <span class="itali">oil</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φρόνιμοι ἔλαβον <b>ἔλαιον</b> ἐν τοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">oil</span> in flasks<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wise took <span class="itali">oil</span> in their<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] wise took <span class="itali">oil</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τοῦ <b>ἐλαίου</b> ὑμῶν ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us some <span class="itali">of your oil,</span> for our lamps<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of your <span class="itali">oil;</span> for our<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">oil</span> of you for<p><b><a href="/text/mark/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἤλειφον <b>ἐλαίῳ</b> πολλοὺς ἀρρώστους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and were anointing <span class="itali">with oil</span> many<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> anointed <span class="itali">with oil</span> many<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and anointed <span class="itali">with oil</span> many sick<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:46</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἐλαίῳ</b> τὴν κεφαλήν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> My head <span class="itali">with oil,</span> but she anointed<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> My head <span class="itali">with oil</span> thou didst not<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">With oil</span> the head<p><b><a href="/text/luke/10-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐπιχέων <b>ἔλαιον</b> καὶ οἶνον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> pouring <span class="itali">oil</span> and wine<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wounds, pouring in <span class="itali">oil</span> and wine,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him pouring on <span class="itali">oil</span> and wine<p><b><a href="/text/luke/16-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 16:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἑκατὸν βάτους <b>ἐλαίου</b> ὁ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> measures <span class="itali">of oil.'</span> And he said<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> measures <span class="itali">of oil.</span> And<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/16-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A hundred baths <span class="itali">of oil</span> And<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεός σου <b>ἔλαιον</b> ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> HAS ANOINTED <span class="itali">YOU WITH THE OIL</span> OF GLADNESS<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee <span class="itali">with the oil</span> of gladness<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God of you <span class="itali">with [the] oil</span> of exultation above<p><b><a href="/text/james/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 5:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν <b>ἐλαίῳ</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, anointing <span class="itali">him with oil</span> in the name<br><a href="/kjvs/james/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> anointing him <span class="itali">with oil</span> in the name<br><a href="/interlinear/james/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having anointed him <span class="itali">with oil</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸ <b>ἔλαιον</b> καὶ τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and do not damage <span class="itali">the oil</span> and the wine.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">the oil</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">oil</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἶνον καὶ <b>ἔλαιον</b> καὶ σεμίδαλιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and wine <span class="itali">and olive oil</span> and fine flour<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wine, and <span class="itali">oil,</span> and fine flour,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wine and <span class="itali">oil</span> and finest flour<p><b><a href="/greek/1637.htm">Strong's Greek 1637</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1637.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/elaio__1637.htm">ἐλαίῳ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elaion_1637.htm">ἔλαιον — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/elaiou_1637.htm">ἐλαίου — 2 Occ.</a><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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1636.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1636"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1636" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1638.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1638"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1638" /></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>