noun · neuter
elaiem
Strong’sG1637
olive oil
stem elai-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן;]
SYN.: μύρον, ointment, v. Tr., Syn., 135
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1637 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel'-ah-yon
olive oil
Fromneuter of the same as G1636;
King Jamesoil.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ἐλαία) olive-oil, in Refs 8th c.BC+ mostly anointing-oil, used after the bath, λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπ᾽ ἐλαίῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; before wrestling and other gymnastic exercises, πωλησεῦντι τὸ ἔ. εἰς τὸ γυμνάσιον Refs; ἔ. θεῖναι to provide oil at the baths, Refs (a); ἐλαίῳ πῦρ κατας βεννύναι Refs 2nd c.AD+; εὐῶδες ἔ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ῥοδόεν (rose-scented) Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔ. λευκονRefs 4th c.BC+
II any oily substance, ἔ. χήνειον Refs 5th c.BC+; κίκινον, ἀμυγδάλινον ἔ., etc., Refs 1st c.AD+; ἔ. ἀπὸ σελαχῶν, like our 'cod-liver oil', Refs 4th c.BC+; ἔ. ἀπὸ γάλακτος butter, Refs 4th c.BC+
III at Athens, oil-market, ἀναμενῶ σε.. πρὸς τοὔλαιον Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | elaiem | elaieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | elaieu2×ἐλαίου | elaieiu |
| to, for dative | elaie3×ἐλαίῳ | elaiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
elaie 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
elaieu“oil”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 25:8… fronimai legala; Dōavar ni ek teu elaieu vu, hoti tais lampadais nu sbennuolō.… wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Luke 16:6tos de legata; Hekaton batoin elaieu; tos de legata auto; Dechesar su …‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said …
elaie“oil”to, fordative singular3×
Mark 6:13kai daimoneim polleim ekbalale, kai aleifale elaie polloin arrōstoin kai therapeuale.… of the sick, anointing them with oil.
Luke 7:46elaie tan kefalan mu ouk aleifasa; houtas …… did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet …
James 5:14… kai proseuchelar epi auton aleifarantois auton elaie en te onome tou kuriou;… over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
elaiem6×
Matthew 25:3… lampadain autaiu ouk labala meta heautaiu elaiem;… did not take along any extra oil.
Matthew 25:4tais de fronimais labala elaiem en tei angeiei meta taiu lampadaiu …But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
Luke 10:34… prosercharantos katadata teim traumeim autou epicharōntos elaiem kai oinon, epibibazarantos de auton epi …… and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him …
Hebrews 1:9… sin tos theos, tos theos su, elaiem agalliasiau para toin metochoin su;… You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
Revelation 6:6… treis choinixais krithaiu dēnarieu; kai tem elaiem kai ton oinon mē adikaseia.… denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
Revelation 18:13… murem kai libanon kai oinon kai elaiem kai semidalian kai siton kai ktēneim …… incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle …