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ἐπιχρίω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐπιχρίω
Greek transliteration: 
epichriō
Simplified transliteration: 
epichrio
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐπέχρισα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2025
GK Number: 
2222
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1a(1)
Gloss: 
to put on, anoint on, spread on
Definition: 
to smear upon, to anoint, Jn. 9:6, 11*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιχρίω

John 9:6 After saying this, he spat on the ground and made mud with his saliva; then he daubed (epechrisen | ἐπέχρισεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the mud on the man’s eyes
John 9:11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, daubed (epechrisen | ἐπέχρισεν | aor act ind 3 sg) it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went there and washed, and I was able to see.”