verb
chriamō
Greekχρίω (chriō)
Strong’sG5548
I anoint
stem chri-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χρίω
[in LXX chiefly for משׁח of consecration to a sacred office: priest, Ex 28:41; prophet, III Ki 19:16; king, I Ki 10:1; of things, Ex 40:9, Le 8:10, al.].
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5548 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhree'-o
to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service
Fromprobably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact;
King Jamesanoint.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chriasaἔχρισας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | anointed | 1× |
| chriataἔχρισέν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | anointed | 3× |
| chriaratosχρίσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | anointed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chriamō | chriame | chriami | chriama | chriamē | chriamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chriasō | chriase | chriasi | chriasa1×ἔχρισας | chriasē | chriaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chriatō | chriate | chriati | chriata3×ἔχρισέν | chriatē | chriatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chrianō | chriane | chriani | chriana | chrianē | chrianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chriavō | chriave | chriavi | chriava | chriavē | chriavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrialō | chriale | chriali | chriala | chrialē | chrialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chriameiō | chriameia | chriameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chriaseiō | chriaseia | chriaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chriateiō | chriateia | chriateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chrianeiō | chrianeia | chrianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chriaveiō | chriaveia | chriaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrialeiō | chrialeia | chrialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chriasōr | chriasar | chriasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chriatōr | chriatar | chriatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chriavōr | chriavar | chriavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chrialōr | chrialar | chrialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chriamoiō | chriamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chriasoiō | chriasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chriatoiō | chriatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chrianoiō | chrianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chriavoiō | chriavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chrialoiō | chrialoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chriarō | chriari | chriara | chriarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chriarōtos | chriaritos | chriaratos1×χρίσας | chriarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
chri is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
chriasa“anointed”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 4:27“anointed”sunagila gar epi alētheiau en ta polita houta epi ton hagion paidon su Iēsun, hon chriasa, Hērōdos tē kai Pontios Pilatos sun ethnei kai laoi Israēl,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.
chriata“anointed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 4:18“anointed”Pneumem kuriou epi min, heu heineken chriata min euangelizera ptōchoi, apostelatē min kērussara aichmalōtoi afesian kai tufloi anablepsian, apostelara thrauirētoin en afesia,“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,
Acts 10:38“anointed”Iēsun ton apo Nazareth, hōs chriata auton tos theos pneume hagie kai dunamia, hos dierchata euergetarōtos kai ierōtos pantoin toin katadunasteuirōtoin hupo tou diabolou, hoti tos theos ate meta autou;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.
Hebrews 1:9“anointed”agapasa dikaiosunan kai misasa anomian; dia houtem chriata sin tos theos, tos theos su, elaiem agalliasiau para toin metochoin su;You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
chriaratos“anointed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 1:21“anointed”tos de bebaiarōtos nin sun vi eis Christon kai chriaratos nin theos,Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,