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# anoint, anointed #
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## Definition: ##
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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.
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* In the Old Testament, priests, kings, and prophets were anointed with oil to set them apart for special service to God.
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* 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.
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* In the New Testament, sick people were anointed with oil for their healing.
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* 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.
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* After Jesus died, his friends prepared his body for burial by anointing it with oils and spices.
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* The titles "Messiah" (Hebrew) and "Christ" (Greek) mean "the Anointed (One)."
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* Jesus the Messiah is the one who was chosen and anointed as a Prophet, High Priest, and King.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* 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."
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* To "be anointed" could be translated as "be consecrated with oil." or "be appointed" or "be consecrated."
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* In some contexts the term "anoint" could be translated as "appoint."
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* 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."
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(See also: [Christ, Messiah](../kt/christ.md), [consecrate](../kt/consecrate.md), [high priest](../kt/highpriest.md), [King of the Jews](../kt/kingofthejews.md), [priest, priesthood](../kt/priest.md), [prophet, prophecy, prophesy, seer, prophetess](../kt/prophet.md) )
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 John 02:20-21](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1jn/02/20)
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* [1 John 02:27-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1jn/02/27)
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* [1 Samuel 16:2-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1sa/16/02)
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* [Acts 04:27-28](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/04/27)
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* [Amos 06:5-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/amo/06/05)
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* [Exodus 29:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/29/05)
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* [James 05:13-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/05/13)
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