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Note:
The distinction referred to by Trench (
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Sec. xxxviii), that
is the
mundane and profane,
, the sacred and religious word, is not borne out by evidence.
In a papyrus document
is used of “a lotion for a sick horse” (Moulton and
Milligan,
F !
7 5
).
3.
(
# $&
, 1472), primarily, “to rub in,” hence, “to besmear, to anoint,” is
used metaphorically in the command to the church in Laodicea to “anoint” their eyes with
eyesalve, Rev. 3:18.¶ In the Sept., Jer. 4:30, it is used of the “anointing” of the eyes with
a view to beautifying them.
4.
(
# $&
, 2025), primarily, “to rub on” ( , “upon”), is used of the blind
man whose eyes Christ “anointed,” and indicates the manner in which the “anointing”
was done, John 9:6, 11.¶
5.
$
(
$&
, 3462), is used of “anointing” the body for burial, in Mark 14:8.¶
B. Noun.
(
$&
, 5545), the corresponding noun to No. 2, above, signifies “an
unguent, or an anointing.” It was prepared from oil and aromatic herbs. It is used only
metaphorically in the NT; by metonymy, of the Holy Spirit, 1 John 2:20, 27, twice. The
RV
translates it “anointing” in all three places, instead of the
KJV
“unction” and
“anointing.”
That believers have “an anointing from the Holy One” indicates that this anointing
renders them holy, separating them to God. The passage teaches that the gift of the Holy
Spirit is the allefficient means of enabling believers to possess a knowledge of the truth.
In the Sept., it is used of the oil for “anointing” the high priest, e.g., Exod. 29:7, lit.,
“Thou shalt take of the oil of the anointing.” In Exod. 30:25, etc., it is spoken of as “a
holy anointing oil.” In Dan. 9:26
stands for the “anointed” one, “Christ,” the
noun standing by metonymy for the person Himself, as for the Holy Spirit in 1 John 2.
See
UNCTION
.¶
Notes:
(1)
*
, akin to A, No. 1 (not in the NT), occurs three times in the Sept.,
Exod. 30:31, of the “anointing” of the priests; Isa. 61:3, metaphorically, of the oil of joy;
Dan. 10:3, of physical refreshment.
(2)
"$
, a word akin to A, No. 5, denotes “ointment.” The distinction between this
and
, “oil,” is observable in Christ’s reproof of the Pharisee who, while desiring
Him to eat with him, failed in the ordinary marks of courtesy; “My head with oil (
)
thou didst not anoint, but she hath anointed My feet with ointment” (
$
), Luke 7:46.
ANON
Note:
This is the
KJV
rendering of
$
$
, in Matt. 13:20 and Mark 1:30,
RV
,
“straightway.”
ANOTHER
(
/
, 243) and
(
/
, 2087) have a difference in meaning, which
despite a tendency to be lost, is to be observed in numerous passages.
*
expresses a