Lexical Definition

‎χρίω‎ chríō (khree'-o) to anoint ^G:V
probably akin to ‎χράομαι‎ through the idea of contact

anoint.

• to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service

Abbott-Smith

χρίω
to anoint (Hom., al.); [in LXX chiefly for משׁח of consecration to a sacred office: priest, Ex 28:41; prophet, III Ki 19:16; king, I Ki 10:1; of things, Ex 40:9, Le 8:10, al.].
In NT, metaph., of God's anointing,
(a) Christ: Ac 4:27; c. inf., Lk 4:18 (LXX); c. dupl. acc (v. Bl., § 34, 4), He 1:9 (LXX); πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, Ac 10:38;
(b) Christians: II Co 1:21 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 73) (cf. ἐν-, ἐπι-Χριω).†
SYN: v.s. ἀλείφω

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

χρίω,

Epic dialect imperfect χρῖον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future χρίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἔχρῑσα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect χρῖσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κέχρῑκα [LXX]:—middle, future χρίσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist participle χρῑσάμενος[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future χρισθήσομαι [LXX]: aorist ἐχρίσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect κέχρῑμαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]pluperfect ἐκέχριστο falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἐκέχριντο [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. [Even in present and imperfect ι is long, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρῐει only in late Poets, as [Refs 3rd c.BC+]future and all other tenses ῑ without exception, whence the proper accent. is χρῖσαι, κεχρῖσθαι, χρῖσμα, etc.:—touch the surface of a body slightly, especially of the human body, graze, hence,

__I rub, anoint with scented unguents or oil, as was done after bathing, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a dead body, χρῖεν ἐλαίῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; anoint a suppliant, [Refs]; πέπλον χ. rub or infect with poison, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, anoint oneself, [Refs 8th c.BC+] with accusative _of things_, ἰοὺς χρίεσθαι anoint (i. e. poison) one's arrows, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, χρίεσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βακκάριδι κεχριμένος Magnes [same place]; συκαμίνῳ τὰς γνάθους κεχριμέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 in LXX, anoint in token of consecration, χ. τινὰ εἰς βασιλέα [LXX+NT]
__II wash with colour, coat, αἰγέαι κεχριμέναι ἐρευθεδάνῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίσσῃ[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἀσφάλτῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στοάν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, τὸ σῶμα μίλτῳ χρίονται smear their bodies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III wound on the surface, puncture, prick, sting, of the gadfly in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, ὀξυστόμῳ μύωπι χρισθεῖσ᾽[Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.10.1 ☩ LXX.Exod.30.32 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.5.17 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.10.1 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.19.16 ☩ LXX.Judg.9.15 ☩ Heb.1.9}