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Strong's G5548 χρίω (chrio)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5548 — calkah (“Salcah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5548
Language Greek
Linked Usages 76
Books 24

Strong's G5548 Quick Answer

Strong's G5548 χρίω (chrio) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chrio (khree'-o) v. 1. to smear or rub with oil 2. (specially, of divine purpose) to anoint It has 76 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include anointed and oil. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
chrio (khree'-o) v. 1. to smear or rub with oil 2. (specially, of divine purpose) to anoint
Usage
76 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
anointed and oil

Meaning and Definition

chrio (khree'-o) v. 1. to smear or rub with oil 2. (specially, of divine purpose) to anoint 3. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service [probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact] KJV: anoint Compare: G218 See also: G5530

Original Word
χρίω
Transliteration
chrio
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5548. 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)

to anoint

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's G5548 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chrio, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

anointed Luke 4:18 oil Hebrews 1:9

How Strong's G5548 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 67 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 G5548 (χρίω) appears 74 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5548 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 G5548 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 4:18 KJV

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Acts 4:27 KJV

For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Acts 10:38 KJV

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

Strong's G5548 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

67 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 28:41 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:2 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 / Brenton

And thou shalt take of the anointing oil, and thou shalt pour it on his head, and shalt anoint him,

Strong's G5548 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 10:3 Septuagint / Brenton

and pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasseh her husband.

Wisdom of Sirach 45:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil; This was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, And to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, That they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, And bless the people in his name.

Wisdom of Sirach 46:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, Established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.

Usage Excerpts

First 76 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5548.

Exodus 28:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
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 29:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the apparel of the sanctuary which is Aaron’s shall be his sons’ after him, for them to be anointed in them, and to fill their hands.
Exodus 29:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt sacrifice the calf of the sin offering on the day of purification, and thou shalt purify the altar when thou dost perform consecration upon it, and thou shalt anoint it so as to sanctify it.
Exodus 30:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt anoint with it the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the tabernacle of witness,
Exodus 30:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them that they may minister to me as priests.
Exodus 30:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On man’s flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.
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.
Exodus 40:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt offerings, and all its furniture; and thou shalt hallow the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.
Exodus 40:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt put on Aaron the holy garments, and thou shalt anoint him, and thou shalt sanctify him, and he shall minister to me as priest.
Leviticus 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
if the anointed priest sin so as to cause the people to sin, then shall he bring for his sin, which he has sinned, an unblemished calf of the herd to the Lord for his sin.
Leviticus 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the gift of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to the Lord in the day in which thou shalt anoint him; the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sacrifice continually, the half of it in the morning, and the half of it in the evening.
Leviticus 7:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
as the Lord commanded to give to them in the day in which he anointed them of the sons of Israel, a perpetual statute through their generations.
Leviticus 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and sprinkled of it seven times on the altar; and anointed the altar, and hallowed it, and all things on it, and the laver, and its foot, and sanctified them; and anointed the tabernacle and all its furniture, and hallowed it.
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 16:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The priest whomsoever they shall anoint shall make atonement, and whomsoever they shall consecrate to exercise the priestly office after his father; and he shall put on the linen robe, the holy garment.
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 7:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in the day in which Moses finished the setting up of the tabernacle, that he anointed it, and consecrated it, and all its furniture, and the altar and all its furniture, he even anointed them, and consecrated them.
Numbers 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rulers brought gifts for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.
Numbers 7:84 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This was the dedication of the altar in the day in which Moses anointed it, by the princes of the sons of Israel; twelve silver chargers, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden censers:
Numbers 7:88 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the cattle for a sacrifice of peace offering, twenty-four heifers, sixty rams, sixty he-goats of a year old, sixty ewe lambs of a year old without blemish: this is the dedication of the altar, after that Moses consecrated Aaron, and after he anointed him.
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 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.
Judges 9:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us.
Judges 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the bramble said to the trees, If ye in truth anoint me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
1 Kingdoms 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At this time tomorrow I will send to thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel, and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon the humiliation of my people, for their cry is come unto me.
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 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the people went to Gilgal, and Samuel anointed Saul there to be king before the Lord in Gilgal, and there he offered meat offerings and peace offerings before the Lord: and Samuel and all Israel rejoiced exceedingly.
1 Kingdoms 15:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee king over Israel: and now hear the voice of the Lord.
1 Kingdoms 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said to Saul, Art thou not little in his eyes, though a leader of one of the tribes of Israel? and yet the Lord anointed thee to be king over Israel.
1 Kingdoms 16:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee.
1 Kingdoms 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.
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 2:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Judea come, and anoint David there to reign over the house of Judah; and they reported to David, saying, The men of Jabesh of the country of Gilead have buried Saul.
2 Kingdoms 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now let your hands be made strong, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and moreover the house of Judah have anointed me to be king over them.
2 Kingdoms 5:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the elders of Israel come to the king to Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anoint David king over all Israel.
2 Kingdoms 5:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
2 Kingdoms 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I rescued thee out of the hand of Saul;
2 Kingdoms 19:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: and now why are ye silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.
3 Kingdoms 1:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be king over Israel, and do ye sound the trumpet, and ye shall say, Let King Solomon live.
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 1:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him in Gihon, and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: this is the sound which ye have heard.
3 Kingdoms 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
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 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, It is wrong: tell us now. And Jehu said to them, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying—and he said, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee to be king over Israel.
4 Kingdoms 11:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought forth the king’s son, and put upon him the crown and gave him the testimony; and he made him king, and anointed him: and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.
4 Kingdoms 23:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulcher: and the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in the room of his father.
1 Chronicles 11:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
1 Chronicles 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel: and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard it, and went out to meet them.
1 Chronicles 29:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they ate and drank joyfully that day before the Lord: and they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and anointed him king before the Lord, and Zadok to the priesthood.
2 Chronicles 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he brought out the king’s son, and put on him the crown and the testimony, and Jehoiada the priest and his sons proclaimed him king, and anointed him, and said, Long live the king!
2 Chronicles 36:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king over Jerusalem in the room of his father.
Psalms 26:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Psalm of David, before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my Savior; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 44:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee With the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.
Psalms 88:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by my holy mercy.
Psalms 151:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He sent forth his angel, And took me from my father’s sheep, And he anointed me with the oil of his anointing.
Isaiah 25:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord of hosts shall make a feast for all the nations: on this mount they shall drink gladness, they shall drink wine:
Isaiah 61:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;
Jeremiah 22:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast built for thyself a well-proportioned house, airy chambers, fitted with windows, and wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Ezekiel 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I washed thee in water, and washed thy blood from thee, and anointed thee with oil.
Ezekiel 43:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the vision which I saw was like the vision which I saw when I went in to anoint the city: and the vision of the chariot which I saw was like the vision which I saw at the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
Daniel 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Seventy weeks have been determined upon thy people, and upon the holy city, for sin to be ended, and to seal up transgressions, and to blot out the iniquities, and to make atonement for iniquities, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal the vision and the prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy.
Hosea 8:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore shall they be delivered to the nations: now I will receive them, and they shall cease a little to anoint a king and princes.
Amos 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who drink strained wine, and anoint themselves with the best ointment: and have suffered nothing on occasion of the calamity of Joseph.
Luke 4:18 New Testament, KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Acts 4:27 New Testament, KJV
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Acts 10:38 New Testament, KJV
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
2 Corinthians 1:21 New Testament, KJV
Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
Hebrews 1:9 New Testament, KJV
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Judith 10:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasseh her husband.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil; This was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, And to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, That they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, And bless the people in his name.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, Established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.
Wisdom of Sirach 48:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Who anointedst kings to take revenge, And prophets to succeed after him:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5548, grouped by book.

Exodus 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5548 FAQ

What does chrio (χρίω) mean?

Chrio (Strong's G5548) is a Greek word most simply glossed "anoint". chrio (khree'-o) v. 1. to smear or rub with oil 2. (specially, of divine purpose) to anoint

How many times is chrio (χρίω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 76 linked usages for Strong's G5548 across 24 books.

Where can I study chrio (χρίω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5548 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate chrio (χρίω)?

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Does Strong's G5548 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 67 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5548, with linked reader references where each row is available.