What does ἐγχρίω (enchríō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγχρίω (enchríō) is a Greek word meaning "to rub on".
Greek · G1472
ἐγχρίω
To rub on
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ἐγχρίω G1472
Pronunciation enchríō
What does ἐγχρίω (enchríō) mean in the Bible?
ἐγχρίω (enchríō) is a Greek word meaning "to rub on".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1472?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to anoint (1).
Where does ἐγχρίω (enchríō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 3:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to anoint 1× Revelation 3:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Revelation 3:18
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐγχρῖσαι 1x enchrisai Revelation 3:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Revelation 3:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rub on
Strong's G1472
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to rub on
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to rub in, anoint: mid., with dupl. accusative, Rev.3:18.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 3:18 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
ἔγχρισον egcrison
I rub in, anoint
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rev 3:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐγχρίω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain