# anoint, anointed #

## Definition: ##

The term "anoint" means to rub or pour oil on a person or object. Sometimes the oil was mixed with spices, giving it a sweet, perfumed smell. The term is also used figuratively to refer to the Holy Spirit choosing and empowering someone.

* In the Old Testament, priests, kings, and prophets were anointed with oil to set them apart for special service to God.
* Objects such as altars or the tabernacle, were also anointed with oil to show that they were to be used to worship and glorify God.
* In the New Testament, sick people were anointed with oil for their healing.
* The New Testament records two times that Jesus was anointed with perfumed oil by a woman, as an act of worship. One time Jesus commented that in doing this she was preparing him for his future burial.
* After Jesus died, his friends prepared his body for burial by anointing it with oils and spices.
* The titles "Messiah" (Hebrew) and "Christ" (Greek) mean "the Anointed (One)."
* Jesus the Messiah is the one who was chosen and anointed as a Prophet, High Priest, and King.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

* Depending on the context, the term "anoint" could be translated as "pour oil on" or "put oil on" or "consecrate by pouring perfumed oil on."
* To "be anointed" could be translated as "be consecrated with oil." or "be appointed" or "be consecrated."
* In some contexts the term "anoint" could be translated as "appoint."
* A phrase like "the anointed priest," could be translated as "the priest who was consecrated with oil" or "the priest who was set apart by the pouring on of oil."



## Bible References: ##

* [1 John 02:20-21](en/tn/1jn/help/02/20)
* [1 John 02:27-29](en/tn/1jn/help/02/27)
* [1 Samuel 16:2-3](en/tn/1sa/help/16/02)
* [Acts 04:27-28](en/tn/act/help/04/27)
* [Amos 06:5-6](en/tn/amo/help/06/05)
* [Exodus 29:5-7](en/tn/exo/help/29/05)
* [James 05:13-15](en/tn/jas/help/05/13)