{"def":{"short":"to smear or rub with oil, i.e., (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service","long":["to anoint",["consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration","enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit"]]},"deriv":"probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈxri.o","ipa_mod":"ˈxri.ow","sbl":"chriō","dic":"HREE-oh","dic_mod":"HREE-oh"},"see":["G5530"]}