aleiphō · anoint

What it means

aleiphō (ἀλείφω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “anoint”.

With oil or perfume.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To rub with oil or perfume, to honour, refresh or heal.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• anoint ×3
• anointed ×3
• anointing ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×3
• John×2
• James×1

• Matthew 6:17

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

• Mark 6:13

  And they were driving out many demons, and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

• Mark 16:1

  And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

• Luke 7:38

  and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she was wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume.

• Luke 7:46

  You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with perfume.

• John 11:2

  It was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

• John 12:3

  Then Mary took a litra of perfume, pure nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

• James 5:14

  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

And 1 more times.