ΔΙΑΚΕΧΡΙΣΜΕΝΗΝ, διακεχρισμενην
DIAKECHRISMENĒN, diakechrismenēn
Sounds Like: dee-ah-keh-KHRI-smeh-neen
Translations: anointed, smeared, rubbed, daubed
From the root: ΔΙΑΧΡΙΩ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a perfect passive participle, meaning 'having been anointed' or 'having been smeared'. It describes something that has had a substance rubbed or spread over its surface, often with the implication of anointing for a specific purpose, but it can also simply mean to rub or smear something thoroughly. It is a compound word formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and the verb χρίω (chrio), meaning 'to anoint' or 'to smear'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine, Perfect Passive Participle
Strong’s numbers: G1722 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5548 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΧΡΙΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΚΕΧΡΙΣΜΕΝΑ — anointed, smeared, rubbed, consecrated, separated by anointing
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