χρίω: 1 aorist ἀχρισα; (akin to χείρ ((?), see Curtius, § 201), χραίνω; properly, 'to touch with the hand', 'to besmear'); from Homer down; the Sept. for ξΘωΗΡη; to anoint (on the persons who received anointing among the Hebrews, see χρῖσμα); in the N. T. only tropically, of God a. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with powers necessary for its administration (see χρῖσμα): Luk_4:18 (after Isa_61:1); contrary to common usage with an accusative of the thing, ἔλαιον, (like verbs of clothing, putting on, etc. (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32, 4 a.; Buttmann, § 131, 6)), Heb_1:9 (from Psa_44:8 (); in Theophilus ad Autol. 1, 12 we find χρίεσθαι ἔλαιον Θεοῦ and χρίεσθαι φωτί καί πνεύματι almost in the same sentence); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καί δυνάμει, Act_10:38; also χρίειν used absolutely, Act_4:27. b. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit (cf. Westcott on 1Jn_2:20): 2Co_1:21. (Compare: ἐγχρίω, ἐπιχρίω. Synonym: see ἀλείφω, at the end)

χρίω chriō 5x to anoint; in NT to anoint, by way of instituting to a dignity, function, or privilege, Luk_4:18 ; Act_4:27 ; Act_10:38 ; 2Co_1:21 ; Heb_1:9 * anoint.

χρίω , to anoint ( Hom ., al .); [in LXX chiefly for H4886 of consecration to a sacred office: priest, Exo_28:41 ; prophet, 1Ki_19:16 ; king, 1Sa_10:1 ; of things, Exo_40:9 , Lev_8:10 , al. ]. In NT, metaph ., of God's anointing, (a) Christ: Act_4:27 ; c . inf ., Luk_4:18 ( LXX ); c . dupl . acc ( v. 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 G218 .

χρίω [page 693] anoint with oil, is applied to camels in P Flor III. 364 .24 (iii/A.D.) ἐχρίσθησαν οἱ προκείμενοι κάμ (ηλοι ) : see also s.v. ἀλείφω sub fin. For the meaning provide oil, cf. P Oxy XII. 1413 .19 (A.D. 270 5), where the gymnasiarch is reported as saying that so-and-so promised ε ]ἰ̣ς̣ τ̣ὴ̣ [ν τρια ]κάδα τοῦ Μεσορὴ χρεῖσαι . τῇ μὲν τριακάδι οὐκ ἔχρεισεν , ἀλλὰ τῇ ἑξῆς νεομηνίᾳ δι᾽ ἐμοῦ ὲ̣[χρεισε ]ν , to provide oil on Mesore 30. On Mesore 30 he failed to provide oil, but on the first day of the following month he provided it through me (Edd.). The word is common in the magic papyri. See also P Leid W vi. 24, .33 ( = II. pp. 99, 101). From the inscrr. cf. Syll 567 (= .3 983) .16 (ii/A.D.) where worshippers in a temple are described as πρότερον χρεισαμένους ἐλαίῳ , and ib. 804 ( = .3 1170) .18 (ii/A.D.) νάπωι καὶ ἁλσὶν κεχρειμένος , the account of a cure. The subst. χρῖσις occurs in P Petr II. 25 ( a ) .13 (iii/B.C.) εἰς χρῖσιν ἐλαίου , for the lotion of oil.

χρίω "to touch on the surface: to rub or anoint with scented unguents", Hom. ; λόεον καὶ χρῖον ἐλαίωι Od. ; πέπλον χρ. "to infect" with poison, Soph. ; metaph., ἱμέρωι χρίσασ᾽ οἰστόν Eur. :—Mid. "to anoint oneself", Od. , Hes. : c. acc. rei, χρίεσθαι ἰούς "to anoint" (i. e. "poison) one's" arrows, Od. :—Pass., χρίεσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου, of a dead body left exposed to the sun, Hdt. "to rub over with colour": Pass. "to be coloured", id=Hdt. :—Mid., χρίεσθαι τὰ σώματα "to smear their" bodies, Xen. "to wound on the surface, prick, sting", Aesch. :—Pass., ὀξυστόμωι μύωπι χρισθεῖσ᾽ id=Xen.

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)