- Transliteration: Chrio

- Phonetic: khree'-o

- Definition:

1. to anoint

a. consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration

b. enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit

- Origin: probably akin to G5530" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5530 through the idea of contact

- TDNT entry: 17:13,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Probably akin to G5530" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil that is (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service: - anoint.