χρῖσμα G5545
anointing, unction; spiritual grace or empowerment through the Holy Spirit
This noun refers to an anointing or unction, but in the New Testament it carries exclusively spiritual meaning. In 1 John 2:20, 27 (three occurrences), the 'anointing' is the gift of the Holy Spirit that teaches believers and enables them to discern truth from error. John writes, 'You have an anointing from the Holy One,' and 'the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you.' This spiritual anointing parallels Old Testament practices where priests and kings were physically anointed with oil, but now signifies the indwelling presence and teaching ministry of the Spirit for all believers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The translations reflect the term's specialized spiritual sense: English 'anointing,' Spanish 'unción,' French preserves the Greek 'χρῖσμα,' German 'Salbung' (anointing). All three occurrences appear in 1 John 2, where the anointing represents the Holy Spirit's indwelling presence that teaches believers all things and guards them from deception by antichrists. This 'anointing from the Holy One' (v. 20) enables believers to know the truth and detect false teaching, fulfilling Jesus' promise of the Spirit as teacher and guide. 3×
AR["المَسحَةُ", "مَسحَةٌ"]·ben["অভিষেক"]·DE["Salbung"]·EN["an-anointing", "anointing"]·FR["χρῖσμα"]·heb["מִשְׁחָה"]·HI["अभिषेक"]·ID["pengurapan", "pengurapan,"]·IT["chrisma"]·jav["jebadan"]·KO["기름부음-을", "기름부음-이"]·PT["unção", "unção,"]·RU["помазание", "помазание,"]·ES["unción"]·SW["upako"]·TR["mesh", "meshi"]·urd["مسح", "مسح،"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
χρῖσμα ατος, τό, (χρίω) later form for χρῖμα (which see), found in codices of Refs 5th c.BC+ __II anointing, unction, LXX+2nd c.AD+ __II.2 in “NT” of spiritual grace, χρῖσμα ἔχετε ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου NT __III coating of wall, plaster, Refs 1st c.BC+