Strong G3462μυρίζω
to anoint
- Transliteration
- murizō
- Pronunciation
- moo-rid'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G3463; to apply (perfumed) unguent to: - anoint.
Detailed definition
μυρίζω
(μύρον),
Ionic and poët. (comic),
to anoint: Mrk.14:8.†
SYN.: see: ἀλείφω, and cf. μύρον (AS)
(μύρον),
Ionic and poët. (comic),
to anoint: Mrk.14:8.†
SYN.: see: ἀλείφω, and cf. μύρον (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3462 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- anoint1
First verses
- Mark 14:8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
Occurrences by book
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μῠρίζω,
rub with ointment or unguent, anoint, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 938, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus Comedy texts 23; μύροισιν μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 529)]:—middle, anoint oneself, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 148.5, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 518.15; ἐξ ἀλαβάστου 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 62.1)]:—passive, μεμυρις μένοι τὸ σῶμα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.195, compare 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 190.2, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mirabilia” 832a4; μυρίζεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus)] 2.142a.
II in passive also, μ. τινί to be fragrant with.., [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.26. (Cf. σμυρίζω.))]
rub with ointment or unguent, anoint, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 938, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus Comedy texts 23; μύροισιν μ. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 529)]:—middle, anoint oneself, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 148.5, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 518.15; ἐξ ἀλαβάστου 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 62.1)]:—passive, μεμυρις μένοι τὸ σῶμα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.195, compare 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 190.2, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Mirabilia” 832a4; μυρίζεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus)] 2.142a.
II in passive also, μ. τινί to be fragrant with.., [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Heliodorus Scriptor Eroticus 10.26. (Cf. σμυρίζω.))]