verb
epichriamō
Strong’sG2025
I spread on, anoint
stem epichri-2 times in the New Testament1 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.
** ἐπι-χρίω
[in Sm.: Ez 13:10 22:28 *;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
anoint, besmear, ἐπιχρίοντες ἀλοιφῇ (i.e. τὸ τόξον) Refs 8th c.BC+ —middle, χρῶτ᾽ ἀπονίπτεσθαι καὶ ἐπιχρίεσθαι ἀλοιφῇRefs
2 plaster over, τινι with a thing, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II lay on ointment, μετὰ τὸ -χρισθῆναι Refs 1st c.AD+; κροτάφοις -χριόμενα variant in NT+1st c.AD+
II.2 absolutely, use for anointing, Refs 3rd 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
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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 | epichriarōntos | epichriarintos | epichriarantos | epichriarēntos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epichriata“spread”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 9:6“spread”… poiata pēlon ek teu ptusmeu, kai epichriata autou ton pēlon epi toin ofthalmoin,… He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
John 9:11… tos legorōntos Iēsus pēlon poiata kai epichriata mu toin ofthalmoin kai legata mi …… call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me …