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Strong's G1637 ἔλαιον (elaion)

Elaion means “oil” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1637 — goren (“corn”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1637
Language Greek
Linked Usages 195
Books 36

Strong's G1637 Quick Answer

Strong's G1637 ἔλαιον (elaion) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. elaion (el'-ai-on) n. 1. olive oil [neuter of the same as G1636] It has 195 linked Bible usages across 36 books. Visible English usage signals include oil, offering, fine, flour, and lord. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
elaion (el'-ai-on) n. 1. olive oil [neuter of the same as G1636]
Usage
195 linked usages
Books
36 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
oil, offering, fine, flour, and lord

Meaning and Definition

elaion (el'-ai-on) n. 1. olive oil [neuter of the same as G1636] KJV: oil Root(s): G1636

Original Word
ἔλαιον
Transliteration
elaion
Derivation
Root: ἐλαῖα R1: 1636
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1637. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

olive oil

Usage: ἔλαιον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן ;] olive-oil: Luk.16:6, Rev.6:6 18:13; for lamps, Mat.25:3-4, 8; for healing, Mrk.6:13, Luk.10:34, Jhn.5:14; for anointing at feasts, Luk.7:46, Heb.1:9" (LXX) .† SYN.: μύρον, ointment, see Tr., Syn., 135 (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

oil offering fine flour lord shalt its meat upon shekels silver mingled

How Strong's G1637 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 176 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1637 (ἔλαιον) appears 197 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1637 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1637 in the New Testament

11 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G1637 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

176 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 28:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the stone he had laid there by his head, and he set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

Genesis 35:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God spoke with him, even a pillar of stone; and offered a libation upon it, and poured oil upon it.

Exodus 27:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually

Strong's G1637 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1637.

Genesis 28:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the stone he had laid there by his head, and he set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
Genesis 35:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God spoke with him, even a pillar of stone; and offered a libation upon it, and poured oil upon it.
Exodus 27:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually
Exodus 29:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and unleavened loaves kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil: thou shalt make them of fine flour of wheat.
Exodus 29:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt anoint him,
Exodus 29:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take of the blood from the altar, and of the anointing oil; and thou shalt sprinkle it upon Aaron and on his garments, and on his sons and on his sons’ garments with him; and he shall be sanctified and his apparel, and his sons and his sons’ apparel with him: but the blood of the ram thou shalt pour round about upon the altar.
Exodus 29:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one cake made with oil, and one cake from the basket of unleavened bread set forth before the Lord.
Exodus 29:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and a drink offering the fourth part of a hin of wine for one lamb.
Exodus 30:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of cassia five hundred shekels of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.
Exodus 30:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfumed ointment tempered by the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
Exodus 30:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, This shall be to you a holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
Exodus 31:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the anointing oil and the compound incense of the sanctuary; according to all that I have commanded thee shall they make them.
Exodus 35:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the ark of the testimony, and its staffs, and its propitiatory, and the veil,
Exodus 35:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
Exodus 35:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
Exodus 38:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He made the holy anointing oil and the composition of the incense, the pure work of the perfumer.
Exodus 39:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the ark of the covenant, and its bearers, and the altar and all its furniture.
Exodus 39:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the anointing oil, and the incense of composition, and the pure candlestick,
Exodus 40:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and shalt anoint the tabernacle, and all things in it; and shalt sanctify it, and all its furniture, and it shall be holy.
Leviticus 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a soul bring a gift, a sacrifice to the Lord, his gift shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
Leviticus 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron: and having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: it is a sacrifice, an odor of sweet savor to the Lord.
Leviticus 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he bring as a gift a sacrifice baked from the oven, a gift to the Lord of fine flour, he shall bring unleavened bread kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil.
Leviticus 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy gift be a sacrifice from a pan, it is fine flour mingled with oil, unleavened offerings.
Leviticus 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt break them into fragments and pour oil upon them: it is a sacrifice to the Lord.
Leviticus 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thy gift be a sacrifice from the hearth, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
Leviticus 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt pour oil upon it, and shalt put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
Leviticus 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall offer the memorial of it taken from the grains with the oil, and all its frankincense: it is a burnt offering to the Lord.
Leviticus 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he cannot afford a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the sacrifice with its oil, and with all its frankincense, which are upon the sacrifice; and he shall offer up on the altar a burnt offering as a sweet-smelling savor, a memorial of it to the Lord.
Leviticus 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It shall be made with oil in a frying pan; he shall offer it kneaded and in rolls, an offering of fragments, an offering of a sweet savor unto the Lord.
Leviticus 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every sacrifice made up with oil, or not made up with oil, shall belong to the sons of Aaron, an equal portion to each.
Leviticus 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If a man should offer it for praise, then shall he bring, for the sacrifice of praise, loaves of fine flour made up with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and fine flour kneaded with oil.
Leviticus 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take Aaron and his sons, and his robes and the anointing oil, and the calf for the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
Leviticus 8:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses took of the anointing oil,
Leviticus 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses poured of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron; and he anointed him and sanctified him.
Leviticus 8:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and put them all on the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and offered them up for a wave offering before the Lord.
Leviticus 8:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sanctified Aaron and his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
Leviticus 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and a calf and a ram for a peace offering before the Lord, and fine flour mingled with oil, for today the Lord will appear among you.
Leviticus 10:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall not go forth from the door of the tabernacle of witness, that ye die not; for the Lord’s anointing oil is upon you: and they did according to the word of Moses.
Leviticus 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on the eighth day he shall take two lambs without spot of a year old, and one ewe lamb without spot of a year old, and three-tenths of fine flour for sacrifice kneaded with oil, and one small cup of oil.
Leviticus 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take one lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the cup of oil, and set them apart for a special offering before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take of the cup of oil, and shall pour it upon his own left hand.
Leviticus 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall dip with the finger of his right hand into some of the oil that is in his left hand, and he shall sprinkle with his finger seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the remaining oil that is in his hand, the priest shall put on the tip of the right ear of him that is under cleansing, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.
Leviticus 14:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the remaining oil that is on the hand of the priest, the priest shall put on the head of the cleansed leper, and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he should be poor, and cannot afford so much, he shall take one lamb for his transgression for a separate offering, so as to make propitiation for him, and a tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a sacrifice, and one cup of oil,
Leviticus 14:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the cup of oil, and place them for a set offering before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall pour of the oil on his own left hand.
Leviticus 14:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall sprinkle with the finger of his right hand some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.
Leviticus 14:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall put of the oil that is on his hand on the tip of the right ear of him that is under purification, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place of the blood of the trespass offering.
Leviticus 14:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that which is left of the oil which is on the hand of the priest he shall put on the head of him that is purged, and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
Leviticus 21:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest that is chief among his brethren, the oil having been poured upon the head of the anointed one, and he having been consecrated to put on the garments, shall not take the miter off his head, and shall not rend his garments:
Leviticus 21:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall not go forth out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the holy anointing oil of God is upon him: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 23:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And its meat offering two tenth portions of fine flour mingled with oil: it is a sacrifice to the Lord, a smell of sweet savor to the Lord, and its drink offering the fourth part of a hin of wine.
Leviticus 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to burn a lamp continually,
Numbers 4:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.
Numbers 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is overseer—the oil of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily meat offering and the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the works.
Numbers 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring his gift for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal: he shall not pour oil upon it, neither shall he put frankincense upon it; for it is a sacrifice of jealousy, a sacrifice of memorial, recalling sin to remembrance.
Numbers 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and a basket of unleavened bread of fine flour, even loaves kneaded with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offering.
Numbers 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought his gift, one silver charger of a hundred and thirty shekels was its weight, one silver bowl, of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight one hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:61 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:67 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour kneaded with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:73 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 7:79 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought his gift, one silver charger, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels; one silver bowl of seventy shekels according to the holy shekel; both full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering.
Numbers 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take one calf of the herd, and its meat offering, fine flour mingled with oil: and thou shalt take a calf of a year old of the herd for a sin offering.
Numbers 11:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people went through the field, and gathered, and ground it in the mill, or pounded it in a mortar, and baked it in a pan, and made cakes of it; and the sweetness of it was as the taste of wafer made with oil.
Numbers 15:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then he that offers his gift to the Lord shall bring a meat offering of fine flour, a tenth part of an ephah mingled with oil, even with the fourth part of a hin.
Numbers 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for a ram, when ye offer it as a whole burnt offering or as a sacrifice, thou shalt prepare as a meat offering two tenths of fine flour mingled with oil, the third part of a hin.
Numbers 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then the worshiper shall offer upon the calf a meat offering, three tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, even the half of a hin.
Numbers 18:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every first offering of oil, and every first offering of wine, their firstfruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.
Numbers 28:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt offer the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, with the fourth part of a hin.
Numbers 28:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on the Sabbath day ye shall offer two lambs of a year old without blemish, and two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a drink offering.
Numbers 28:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Three tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil for one calf, and two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil for one ram.
Numbers 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for each lamb, as a meat offering, a sweet-smelling savor, a burnt offering to the Lord.
Numbers 28:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram.
Numbers 28:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram.
Numbers 29:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram:
Numbers 29:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their meat offering shall be fine flour mingled with oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram.
Numbers 29:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their meat offerings shall be fine flour mingled with oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, for the thirteen calves; and two tenth deals for one ram, for the two rams.
Numbers 35:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the congregation shall rescue the slayer from the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he fled for refuge; and he shall dwell there till the death of the high priest, whom they anointed with the holy oil.
Deuteronomy 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; and he will bless the offspring of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, on the land which the Lord swore to thy fathers to give to thee.
Deuteronomy 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
a land of wheat and barley, wherein are vines, figs, pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
Deuteronomy 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then he shall give to thy land the early and latter rain in its season, and thou shalt bring in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
Deuteronomy 12:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not be able to eat in thy cities the tithe of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the firstborn of thy herd and of thy flock, and all your vows as many as ye shall have vowed, and your thank offerings, and the firstfruits of thy hands.
Deuteronomy 14:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there; ye shall bring the tithe of thy corn and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the firstborn of thy herd and of thy flock, that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
Deuteronomy 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the firstfruits of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil; and thou shalt give to him the firstfruits of the fleeces of thy sheep:
Deuteronomy 28:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and thou shalt not anoint thee with oil, because thine olive shall utterly cast its fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee;
Deuteronomy 32:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He brought them up on the strength of the land; He fed them with the fruits of the fields; They sucked honey out of the rock, And oil out of the solid rock.
Deuteronomy 33:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to Asher he said, Asher is blessed with children; And he shall be acceptable to his brethren: He shall dip his foot in oil.
1 Kingdoms 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.
1 Kingdoms 16:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jesse, to Bethlehem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.
1 Kingdoms 16:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Ramah.
2 Kingdoms 1:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew nor rain descend upon you, nor fields of firstfruits be upon you, For there the shield of the mighty ones has been grievously assailed; The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
2 Kingdoms 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.
3 Kingdoms 1:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon, and blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Let King Solomon live.
3 Kingdoms 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.
3 Kingdoms 17:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the Lord gives rain upon the earth.
3 Kingdoms 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the pitcher of meal failed not, and the cruse of oil was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of Elijah.
4 Kingdoms 4:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha said, What shall I do for thee? tell me what thou hast in the house. And she said, Thy servant has nothing in the house, except oil wherewith I anoint myself.
4 Kingdoms 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said to her sons, Bring me yet a vessel. And they said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
4 Kingdoms 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she came and told the man of God: and Elisha said, Go, and sell the oil, and thou shalt pay thy debts, and thou and thy sons shall live of the remaining oil.
4 Kingdoms 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this cruse of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
4 Kingdoms 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt take the cruse of oil, and pour it on his head, and say thou, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel: and thou shalt open the door, and flee, and not tarry.
4 Kingdoms 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he arose, and went into the house: and he poured the oil upon his head, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee to be king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
4 Kingdoms 18:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
until I come and remove you to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, and bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil, and honey, and ye shall live and not die: and do not ye hearken to Hezekiah, for he deceives you, saying, The Lord shall deliver you.
4 Kingdoms 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah rejoiced at them, and showed all the house of his spices, the silver and the gold, the spices, and the fine oil, and the armory, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house, and in all his dominion.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 12:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their neighbors, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
1 Chronicles 27:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And over the olive yards, and over the sycamores in the plain country was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash.
2 Chronicles 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I have given freely to thy servants that work and cut the wood, corn for food, even twenty thousand measures of wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil.
2 Chronicles 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, the wheat, and the barley, and the oil, and the wine which my lord mentioned, let him send to his servants.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1637, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 36 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 32 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Haggai 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1637 FAQ

What does elaion (ἔλαιον) mean?

Elaion (Strong's G1637) is a Greek word most simply glossed "oil". elaion (el'-ai-on) n. 1. olive oil [neuter of the same as G1636]

How many times is elaion (ἔλαιον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 195 linked usages for Strong's G1637 across 36 books.

Where can I study elaion (ἔλαιον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1637 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate elaion (ἔλαιον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as oil, offering, fine, flour, lord, and shalt. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1637 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 176 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1637, with linked reader references where each row is available.