verb

epichriamō

Greekἐπιχρίω (epichriō)

Strong’sG2025

I spread on, anoint

stem epichri-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

anointed1×spread1×

What it means

** ἐπι-χρίω

[in Sm.: Ez 13:10 22:28 *;]

to spread on, anoint: c. acc, Jo 9:11; id. seq. ἐπί, c. acc, Jo 9:6 (cf. MM, Exp., xiv).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2025 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-khree'-o

to smear over

Fromfrom G1909 and G5548;

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
epichriataἐπέχρισεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	spread	2×

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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epichriamō	epichriame	epichriami	epichriama	epichriamē	epichriamelē
you 2nd person singular	epichriasō	epichriase	epichriasi	epichriasa	epichriasē	epichriaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epichriatō	epichriate	epichriati	epichriata2×ἐπέχρισεν	epichriatē	epichriatelē
we 1st person plural	epichrianō	epichriane	epichriani	epichriana	epichrianē	epichrianelē
ye 2nd person plural	epichriavō	epichriave	epichriavi	epichriava	epichriavē	epichriavelē
they 3rd person plural	epichrialō	epichriale	epichriali	epichriala	epichrialē	epichrialelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epichriameiō	epichriameia	epichriameiē
you 2nd person singular	epichriaseiō	epichriaseia	epichriaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epichriateiō	epichriateia	epichriateiē
we 1st person plural	epichrianeiō	epichrianeia	epichrianeiē
ye 2nd person plural	epichriaveiō	epichriaveia	epichriaveiē
they 3rd person plural	epichrialeiō	epichrialeia	epichrialeiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epichriasōr	epichriasar	epichriasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epichriatōr	epichriatar	epichriatēr
ye 2nd person plural	epichriavōr	epichriavar	epichriavēr
they 3rd person plural	epichrialōr	epichrialar	epichrialēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epichriamoiō	epichriamoia
you 2nd person singular	epichriasoiō	epichriasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epichriatoiō	epichriatoia
we 1st person plural	epichrianoiō	epichrianoia
ye 2nd person plural	epichriavoiō	epichriavoia
they 3rd person plural	epichrialoiō	epichrialoia

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	epichriarō	epichriari	epichriara	epichriarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epichriarōtos	epichriaritos	epichriaratos	epichriarētos

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

epichristem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epichri 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

epichriata“spread”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×

John 9:6“spread”houteim legaratos ptuata chamai kai poiata pēlon ek teu ptusmeu, kai epichriata autou ton pēlon epi toin ofthalmoin,When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

John 9:11“anointed”apokrinita ekeinos; Tos anthrōpos tos legirōtos Iēsus pēlon poiata kai epichriata mu toin ofthalmoin kai legata mi hoti Hupagasōr eis ton Silōam kai niptesar; apercharatos oun kai nipteratos anablepama.He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”