Chrisma χρῖσμα

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Chrisma
χρῖσμα
Transliterationchrisma
Strong's numberG5545
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossanointing
Occurrences3 in 2 verses

Chrisma (Greek χρῖσμα, Strong's G5545) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “anointing”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

χρίσμα (T, χρῖσμα, as in cl.; see Tdf., Pr., 102; Bl., § 4, 2), -τος, το
(χρίω),
later form of χρῖμα (Æsch., al.),
[in LXX for מִשְׁחָה and cogn. forms (Exo.29:7, al.) ;]
an anointing, unction (the result of the action χρίειν; ICC, in l; but cf. Westc., in l, for the view that the oil, not the act, is meant): 1Jn.2:20 Jn 2:27.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVanointing (2), unction (1)
BSBanointing (3)

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Verses

Every verse with Chrisma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

1 John

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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