UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: It is possible that ἐγχρίω and ἐπιχρίω differ slightly in meaning in that ἐγχρίω refers primarily to smearing something in and ἐπιχρίω to smearing on, although both terms seem to be related to essentially the same process.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: χρίω

Sense 1: to put on, to smear on, to rub on, to anoint

Semantic entry: 47.15

Semantic domains: Activities Involving Liquids or Masses

Subdomains: Application and Removal of Liquids or Masses

Definition: to smear or rub on substances such as salve or oil{N:001}

REV 3:18: RV REV 3:18 · LV REV 3:18 · Read together REV 3:18

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OET-RV REV 3:18

18 I advise you to buy gold from me that’s been refined by fire so that you might get rich, and buy white clothes so that you can dress yourself so that the shame of your nakedness might not be displayed, and buy ointment to rub on your eyes so that you’ll be able to see.

OET-LV REV 3:18

18 I _am _counselling to _you to _buy from me gold having _been _refined by fire, in _order _that you _may _be _rich, and clothes white, in _order _that you _may _clothe yourself, and not may _be _revealed the shame of _the nakedness of _you, and eyesalve to _rub _in the eyes of _you, in _order _that you _may _be _seeing.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐγχρίω

Form 1

Sense 1: to put on, to smear on, to rub on, to anoint