Words the Bible translates as anoint
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- chriōχρίωto anoint: to consecrate someone to a God-given office, in the New Testament always by God and by his Spirit
- mashaḥמָשַׁחto set someone or something apart for God's service by pouring or smearing oil on them
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- to smear or rub a liquid (oil, paint, or ointment) onto a surface, with no sacred meaning
- yatsaqיָצַקto pour out a flowing substance, such as oil, water, or blood, onto or into something
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- to cast metal: to pour molten metal into a mold to form an object
- to set down firmly, or to be firm, hard, and immovable
- aleiphōἀλείφωto rub or smear oil or scented ointment onto skin, a body, or an object: the ordinary, physical act of applying oil
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
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- to clear away the fat-ashes: to remove from the altar the greasy ash left when the fat of the sacrifices has burned.
- sukhסוּךְto rub oil on skin: the everyday oiling of a body, not a ceremony.
- murizōμυρίζωto anointnot studied yet
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