consecrate to an office or religious service

(Hom., al.); to anoint In NT, metaph., of God's anointing, Christ: ; c. inf., ; c. dupl. acc (v. Bl., § 34, 4), ; , ; Ac 4:27 Lk 4:18 He 1:9 Ac 10:38 (LXX) (LXX) πνεύματι ἁγίῳ Christians: (cf. Westc., , 73) (cf. , ).† II Co 1:21 Epp. Jo. ἐν- ἐπι-Χριω SYN: v.s. ἀλείφω

gezalfd, heeft, hebt

I anoint, consecrate by anointing.

to anoint

to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service

anoint

χρίω to anoint (Hom., al.); [in LXX chiefly for מָשַׁח of consecration to a sacred office: priest, Exo.28:41; prophet, 3Ki.19:16; king, 1Ki.10:1; of things, Exo.40:9, Lev.8:10, al.]. In NT, metaphorically, of God's anointing, (a) Christ: Act.4:27; with inf., Luk.4:18 (LXX); with dupl. accusative (see B1., § 34, 4), Heb.1:9 (LXX); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Act.10:38; (b) Christians: 2Co.1:21 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 73) (cf. ἐν-, ἐπι-Χριω).† SYN: see: ἀλείφω (AS)