- Original: χρίω - 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 through the idea of contact - TDNT entry: 17:13,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Probably akin to 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. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • anointed, 4 Act 4:27; Act 10:38; 2 Corinthians 1:21; Hebrews 1:9