χρισμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to rub, smear, anoint”) +‎ -μός (-mós, forming a noun of action or result).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰriːz.mós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰrizˈmos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xrizˈmos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xrizˈmos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xrizˈmos/

Noun

χρῑσμός • (khrīsmós) m (genitive χρῑσμοῦ); second declension

(act of) anointing
- JoChrys., PG 48.914.33:
  χρισμός
  khrismós
  anointing
- AHG, 11 158.65:
  χρισμός
  khrismós
  anointing
- Lamp., Pal. 3.208.11:
  χρισμός
  khrismós
  anointing

Declension

Second declension of ὁ χρῑσμός; τοῦ χρῑσμοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ χρῑσμός ho khrīsmós	τὼ χρῑσμώ tṑ khrīsmṓ	οἱ χρῑσμοί hoi khrīsmoí
Genitive	τοῦ χρῑσμοῦ toû khrīsmoû	τοῖν χρῑσμοῖν toîn khrīsmoîn	τῶν χρῑσμῶν tôn khrīsmôn
Dative	τῷ χρῑσμῷ tōî khrīsmōî	τοῖν χρῑσμοῖν toîn khrīsmoîn	τοῖς χρῑσμοῖς toîs khrīsmoîs
Accusative	τὸν χρῑσμόν tòn khrīsmón	τὼ χρῑσμώ tṑ khrīsmṓ	τοὺς χρῑσμούς toùs khrīsmoús
Vocative	χρῑσμέ khrīsmé	χρῑσμώ khrīsmṓ	χρῑσμοί khrīsmoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Usage notes

The noun χρῑσμός (khrīsmós) denotes the act or fact of anointing and is primarily attested in post-classical and patristic Greek. It overlaps semantically with χρῖσις (khrîsis), but is stylistically later and often used in theological or liturgical contexts. It is distinct from χρῖσμα (khrîsma), which refers to the substance used for anointing rather than the act itself.

Related terms

χρῖσις (khrîsis)
χρῖσμα (khrîsma)
χρῑστός (khrīstós)