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Strong's G218 · Greek

ἀλείφω

aleipho · al-i'-fo

from 1 (as particle of union) and the base of 3045; to oil (with perfume)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀλείφω (G218)

9 ἀλείφω (cf. λίπος , oil ), [in LXX: Ge 31:13 , Ex 40:15 , Nu 3:3 ( משׁח ), Ez 13:10 ff. ( טוח ), Ru 3:3 , II Ki 12:20 14:2 , IV Ki 4:2 , II Ch 28:15 , Mi 6:15 , Da LXX TH 10:3 ( סוךְ ), Es 2:12 , Jth 16:8 *;] to anoint , festally or in homage: c. acc rei or pers., Mt 6:17 , Jo 12:3 , Mk 16:1 ; seq. dat., ἐλαίῳ , Mk 6:13 , Ja 5:14 ; μύρῳ , Lk 7:38 , 46 , Jo 11:2 .† SYN. : χρίω , μυρίζω (against the distinction made bet. ἀ. and χ. in Tr., Syn. , § 38, v. MM, VGT , s.v., ἀ. )

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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