ΧΡΙΕΙ, χριει
CHRIEI, chriei
Sounds Like: khree-AY
Translations: to anoint, to consecrate, to smear
From the root: ΧΡΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means 'to anoint' or 'to consecrate by anointing'. It refers to the act of applying oil or ointment, often for religious or ceremonial purposes, such as consecrating a king or priest, or for healing. It can also simply mean 'to smear' or 'to rub with oil'. In this form, it is the present active infinitive, meaning 'to anoint' or 'the act of anointing'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5548 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 5:83
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΙΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΝΕΧΡΙΟΣΑΝ — they anointed, they rubbed, they smeared
- ἘΧΡΙΕ — he anointed, she anointed, it anointed
- ἘΧΡΙΣΑ — I anointed, I rubbed, I consecrated
- ἘΧΡΙΣΑΜΕΝ — we anointed, we rubbed, we smeared
- ἘΧΡΙΣΑΝ — they anointed, they smeared, they consecrated
- ἘΧΡΙΣΑΣ — you anointed, you did anoint
- ἘΧΡΙΣΑΤΟ — anointed, smeared, rubbed
- ἘΧΡΙΣΕ — anointed, he anointed, she anointed, it anointed
- ἘΧΡΙΣΕΝ — anointed, he anointed, she anointed, it anointed
- ἘΧΡΙΣΘΗ — was anointed, he was anointed, she was anointed, it was anointed
- ΕΝΕΧΡΙΟΣΑΝ — they anointed, they rubbed, they smeared
- ΕΝΧΡΙΣΑΙ — to anoint, to smear, to rub
- ΕΝΧΡΙΣΗ — anointing, unction
- ΕΠΕΧΡΙΣΕΝ — he anointed, he smeared, he rubbed
- ΕΧΡΕΙΣΕΝ — he anointed, she anointed, it anointed
- ΕΧΡΙΣΑΝ — they anointed, they rubbed, they consecrated
- ΕΧΡΙΣΑΣ — you anointed, you rubbed, you consecrated
- ΕΧΡΙΣΕΝ — anointed, smeared, rubbed, consecrated
- ΕΧΡΙΣΘΗ — was anointed, was consecrated
- ΚΕΧΡΙΚΑ — I have anointed, I have rubbed, I have consecrated
- ΚΕΧΡΙΚΕΝ — anointed, has anointed, has rubbed, has smeared
- ΚΕΧΡΙΣΘΑΙ — to anoint, to be anointed, to be consecrated, to be made Christ
- ΚΕΧΡΙΣΜΕΝΑ — anointed, smeared, rubbed with oil
- ΚΕΧΡΙΣΜΕΝΟΣ — anointed, an anointed one, Christ, the Anointed One
- ΚΕΧΡΙΣΤΑΙ — has been anointed, is anointed
- ΧΡΙ — anoint, to anoint, to smear, to consecrate
- ΧΡΙΕΙΝ — to anoint, to consecrate, to smear
- ΧΡΙΕΤΕ — you anoint, anoint!
- ΧΡΙΟ — to anoint, to smear, to rub
- ΧΡΙΟΜΕΝΟΙ — anointing, being anointed, having anointed, those anointing, those being anointed
- ΧΡΙΟΝΤΑΙ — they are anointed, they anoint themselves
- ΧΡΙΟΥΣΙΝ — they anoint, to anoint, to smear
- ΧΡΙΣ — to anoint, to consecrate, to smear, to rub
- ΧΡΙΣΑΙ — to anoint, to smear, to rub
- ΧΡΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having anointed, having rubbed with oil, having smeared
- ΧΡΙΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having anointed, anointing, consecrating, having consecrated
- ΧΡΙΣΑΣ — having anointed, anointing, having rubbed, rubbing
- ΧΡΙΣΑΤΕ — anoint ye, you all anoint
- ΧΡΙΣΕΙ — anoint, consecrate, smear, rub
- ΧΡΙΣΕΙΣ — you will anoint
- ΧΡΙΣΗ — you will anoint, he will anoint, she will anoint, it will anoint, you may anoint
- ΧΡΙΣΗΣ — you anoint, you will anoint
- ΧΡΙΣΘΕΝ — anointed, having been anointed, to be anointed
- ΧΡΙΣΘΕΝΤΕΣ — anointed, having been anointed, having been consecrated
- ΧΡΙΣΘΗ — was anointed, was consecrated
- ΧΡΙΣΘΗΝΑΙ — to be anointed, to be consecrated, to be rubbed
- ΧΡΙΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be anointed, will be smeared, will be rubbed
- ΧΡΙΣΟΝ — anoint, to anoint, smear, to smear
- ΧΡΙΣΟΝΤΑ — anointing, to anoint, who anoints, who will anoint
- ΧΡΙΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be anointed, they will be smeared
- ΧΡΙΣΩ — I will anoint, I will consecrate, I will smear, I will rub with oil
- ΧΡΙΣΩΣΙΝ — they may anoint, they may rub, they may consecrate
- ΧΡΙΩ — to anoint, to consecrate, to smear, to rub
- ΧΡΙΩΝ — anointing, one who anoints, to anoint, to consecrate, to smear
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