ἀλείφω aleiphō · G0218

to anoint

ἀλείφω; (cf. λίπος, oil), [in LXX: Gen.31:13, Exo.40:15, Num.3:3 (מָשַׁח), Eze.13:10 ff. (טוּחַ), Rut.3:3, 2Ki.12:20 14:2, 4Ki.4:2, 2Ch.28:15, Mic.6:15, Dan LXX TH Dan.10:3 (סוּךְ), Est.2:12, Jdth.16:8 * ; ] ; to anoint, festally or in homage: with accusative of thing(s) or of person(s), Mat.6:17, Jhn.12:3, Mrk.16:1; before dative, ἐλαίῳ, Mrk.6:13, Jas.5:14; μύρῳ, Luk.7:38, 46, Jhn.11:2.†; SYN.: χρίω, μυρίζω (against the distinction made bet. ἀ. and χ. in Tr., Syn., § 38, see MM, VGT, see word, ἀ.) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀλείφω, ; []: future -ψω[], (ἐξ-) []: aorist ἤλειψα[], Attic dialect, Epic dialect ἄλειψα[]perfect ἀλήλῐφα (ἀπ-) []:—middle, future -ψομαι[]aorist ἠλειψάμην Attic dialect, Epic dialect ἀλ-[] —passive, future ἀλειφθήσομαι (ἐξ-) []: aorist 1 ἠλείφθην[]aorist 2 ἐξ-ηλίφην variant in [], (ἀπ-) [], (ἐξ-, ὑπ-) []:—anoint the skin with oil, as was done after bathing, active referring to another, middle to oneself, λοῦσαι κέλετ᾽ ἀμφί τ᾽ ἀλεῖψαι[]: later of anointing for gymnastic exercises, λίπα μετὰ …

Where it's used 9 times

Matthew 6:17 · Mark 6:13 · Mark 16:1 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:46 · John 11:2 · John 12:3 · James 5:14 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G0218; TFLSJ G0218

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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