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Greek · Strong’s G5548

χρίω

chríō

to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service

Derivation:

probably akin to G5530 (χράομαι) through the idea of contact;

5

Times used

0

Old Testament

5

New Testament

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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.