2001 Translation

PHRIKĒSĒLEIPHONTO, phrikēsēleiphonto

Sounds Like: FREE-kee-say-LEE-fon-toh

Translations: were anointed with shuddering, were anointed with trembling

From the root: ΦΡΙΣΣΩ, ΑΛΕΙΦΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a compound verb, formed from 'φρίσσω' (to shudder, tremble) and 'ἀλείφω' (to anoint). The word describes an action where someone is being anointed in a manner that evokes shuddering or trembling, possibly due to awe, fear, or a powerful spiritual experience. It implies a profound and perhaps unsettling anointing.

Inflection: Third Person Plural, Imperfect Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice

Strong’s numbers: G5439 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0006 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Five — 13:39

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΦΡΙΣΣΩ, ΑΛΕΙΦΩ, appear in our texts.

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