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anoint

Meaning of “anoint”

To apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

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35 occurrences33 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 28:41

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Mark 14:8
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
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1611 witness · Mark 14:8 · retained source text

She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

Mark 16:1
AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
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1611 witness · Mark 16:1 · retained source text

¶ And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Iames, and Salome, had bought sweete spices, that they might come and anoint him.

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