Definition
ἀλείφω
(cf. λίπος, oil), [in LXX: Genesis 31:13, Exodus 40:15, Numbers 3:3 (מָשַׁח), Ezekiel 13:10 ff. (טוּחַ), Ruth 3:3, 2 Samuel 12:20; 14:2, 2 Kings 4:2, 2 Chronicles 28:15, Micah 6:15, Dan LXX TH Daniel 10:3 (סוּךְ), Esther 2:12, Jdt.16.8 * ;]
to anoint, festally or in homage: with accusative of thing(s) or of person(s), Matthew 6:17, John 12:3, Mark 16:1; before dative, ἐλαίῳ, Mark 6:13, James 5:14; μύρῳ, Luke 7:38, 46, John 11:2.
Synonyms: χρίω, μυρίζω (against the distinction made bet. ἀ. and χ. in Tr., Syn., § 38, see MM, VGT, see word, ἀ.)
Usage patterns
Occurrences
9 total
- Matthew 6:17ἄλειψαί · anointBut when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
- Mark 6:13ἤλειφον · anointing [them]They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
- Mark 16:1ἀλείψωσιν · [and] anointWhen the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
- Luke 7:38ἤλειφεν · anointed [them]As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- Luke 7:46ἤλειψας · You did not anoint; ἤλειψεν · has anointedYou did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
- John 11:2ἀλείψασα · to anoint(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
- John 12:3ἤλειψεν · [and] she anointedThen Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
- James 5:14ἀλείψαντες · and anointIs 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.