Definition
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן ;]
olive-oil: Luke 16:6, Revelation 6:6; 18:13; for lamps, Matthew 25:3-4, 8; for healing, Mark 6:13, Luke 10:34, John 5:14; for anointing at feasts, Luke 7:46, Hebrews 1:9" (LXX) .
Synonyms: μύρον, ointment, see Tr., Syn., 135
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔλαιον:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
11 total
- Matthew 25:3ἔλαιον · oilThe foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
- Matthew 25:4ἔλαιον · oilBut the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
- Matthew 25:8ἐλαίου · oilThe foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
- Mark 6:13ἐλαίῳ · with oilThey also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
- Luke 7:46ἐλαίῳ · with oilYou did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
- Luke 10:34ἔλαιον · oilHe went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Luke 16:6ἐλαίου · of olive oil‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
- Hebrews 1:9ἔλαιον · with [the] oilYou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- James 5:14ἐλαίῳ · with oilIs any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
- Revelation 6:6ἔλαιον · oilAnd I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
- Revelation 18:13ἔλαιον · olive oil…of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.