ἐπιχρίω

epichriō · smear

Greek word · Strong’s number G2025 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

epichriō (ἐπιχρίω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “smear”.

Spread something over a surface.

How to say it

e·pi·chri·ō

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

To put a layer of something soft on top, like mud on the eyes.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

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

he spread ×1
spread it on ×1

Related words

Comes from

χρίω chriō · anoint

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

Where it appears

John 9:6
Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and he spread the mud on his eyes,
John 9:11
He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received my sight.”