Dictionary entry

χρίσμα

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

χρίσμα (T, χρῖσμα, as in cl.; v. Tdf., Pr., 102; Bl., § 4, 2), -τος, το

(< χρίω),

later form of χρῖμα (Æsch., al.),

[in LXX for מִשְׁחָה and cogn. forms (Ex 29:7, al.);]

an anointing, unction (the result of the action χρίειν; ICC, in l.; but cf. Westc., in l, for the view that the oil, not the act, is meant): I Jo 2:20, 27.†