KJV dictionary & concordance

anointing

Meaning of “anointing”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of anoint, meaning 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.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

28 occurrences26 verses6 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 25:6

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “anointing”

KJV PCE

1 John 2:27

Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 John 2:27 · retained source text

But the anointing which ye haue receiued of him, abideth in you: and yee need not that any man teach you: But, as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is trueth, and is no lye: and euen as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

1611 marginal noteOr, it.

Complete reference index — all 26 verses

Where “anointing” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Exodus13 occurrences
13 verses Leviticus9 occurrences
8 verses Numbers2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse James1 occurrence
1 verse 1 John2 occurrences
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Exodus 25:6 Exodus 30:31 Exodus 35:15 Exodus 40:9 Leviticus 8:2 Leviticus 10:7 Numbers 4:16 1 John 2:27

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

Smearing with oil; pouring on oil, or other oleaginous substance; consecrating.

volume 1, leaf 173, column 3 (main_dictionary)