Strong's Greek · G5548
χρίω
chríō
anoint
Definition
to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service
Derivation
probably akin to G5530 (χράομαι) through the idea of contact;
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.”
““The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,”
“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.””
“Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,”
“In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).