Lexical Definition
ἔλαιον élaion (el'-ah-yon) olive oil G:N-N
neuter of the same as ἐλαία
oil.
- olive oil
Abbott-Smith
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן ;]
olive-oil: Lk 16:6, Re 6:6 18:13; for lamps, Mt 25:3, 4, 8; for healing, Mk 6:13, Lk 10:34, Jo 5:14; for anointing at feasts, Lk 7:46, He 1:9 (LXX).†
SYN.: μύρον, ointment, v. Tr., Syn., 135
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 25:3 · 25:4 · 25:8 |
| Mark | 6:13 |
| Luke | 7:46 · 10:34 · 16:6 |
| John | 5:14 |
| Hebrews | 1:9 |
| Revelation | 6:6 · 18:13 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἔλαιον, τό,
(ἐλαία) olive-oil, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly anointing-oil, used after the bath, λοεσσαμένω καὶ ἀλειψαμένω λίπ᾽ ἐλαίῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; before wrestling and other gymnastic exercises, πωλησεῦντι τὸ ἔ. εἰς τὸ γυμνάσιον [Refs]; ἔ. θεῖναι to provide oil at the baths, [Refs] (a); ἐλαίῳ πῦρ κατας βεννύναι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; εὐῶδες ἔ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ῥοδόεν (rose-scented) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔ. λευκον[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II any oily substance, ἔ. χήνειον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κίκινον, ἀμυγδάλινον ἔ., etc., [ἔλαιον “PAmh.” 2.93 (2nd c.AD), etc.">Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἔ. ἀπὸ σελαχῶν, like our 'cod-liver oil', [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἔ. ἀπὸ γάλακτος butter, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III at Athens, oil-market, ἀναμενῶ σε.. πρὸς τοὔλαιον [Refs 4th c.BC+]