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aleiphō G218

ἀλείφω (aleiphō) means “to anoint” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀλείφω Greek · G218 9 tagged occurrences in 8 verses

Pronunciation guide: al-i'-fo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0218

ἀλείφω · aleiphō · to anoint

ἀλείφω (cf. λίπος, oil), [in LXX: Gen.31:13, Exo.40:15, Num.3:3 (מָשַׁח), Eze.13:10 ff. (טוּחַ), Rut.3:3, 2Ki.12:20 14:2, 4Ki.4:2, 2Ch.28:15, Mic.6:15, Dan LXX TH Dan.10:3 (סוּךְ), Est.2:12, Jdth.16:8 * ;] to anoint, festally or in homage: with accusative of thing(s) or of person(s), Mat.6:17, Jhn.12:3, Mrk.16:1; before dative, ἐλαίῳ, Mrk.6:13, Jas.5:14; μύρῳ, Luk.7:38, 46, Jhn.11:2.† SYN.: χρίω, μυρίζω (against the distinction made bet. ἀ. and χ. in Tr., Syn., § 38, see MM, VGT, see word, ἀ.) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.

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How translators render G218

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and anoint 2
and she anointed 1
anoint 1
anointed them 1
anointing them 1
has anointed 1
to anoint 1
you did not anoint 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
anointed 3
anoint 2
and anoint 1
and anointed 1
anointing 1
hath anointed 1
thou didst 1

Verses containing G218

Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

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  2. Mark 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

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  3. Mark 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

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  4. Luke 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

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  5. Luke 7:46 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

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  6. John 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

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  7. John 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  8. James 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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