"pr. anything which is applied by smearing; ointment; in NT an anointing, in the reception of spiritual privileges, 1 Jn. 2:20, 27*"
Definition and meaning
pr. anything which is applied by smearing; ointment; in NT an anointing, in the reception of spiritual privileges, 1 Jn. 2:20, 27*
In the original Greek the word is written: χρῖσμα
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of chrisma (G5545) across the King James Bible.
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
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Common questions
Strong's G5545 (chrisma) is a Greek word that means: pr. anything which is applied by smearing; ointment; in NT an anointing, in the reception of spiritual privileges, 1 Jn. 2:20, 27* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word chrisma (G5545) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5545 is chrisma, a Greek word defined as: pr. anything which is applied by smearing; ointment; in NT an anointing, in the reception of spiritual privileges, 1 Jn. 2:20, 27*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
chrisma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.