GreekG2025Verb
ἐπιχρίω
epichriō
“to rub on”
2Occurrences
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to smear over
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G5548 (χρίω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Sm.: * ;] to spread on, anoint: with accusative; hi-I, with accusative.
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐπιχρίω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
John
2
Key Passages
John 9:6BSB
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
John 9:11BSB
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
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