ἤλειψας

eleipsas

you anointed

from Α (as particle of union) and the base of λιπαρός; to oil (with perfume):--anoint.

G218

Luke 7:46 · Word #6

Lexicon G218

Lemmaἀλείφω
Transliterationaleíphō
Strong'sG218
In-contextyou anointed
Literalyou-anointed

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 2P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀλείφω
Strong'sG218

SIBI-P1 G218-07

you were anointing (with oil)

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 2nd person singular. The augment (ἤ-) marks past time, and -ας indicates 2nd singular active.
Rendering RationaleThe verb ἀλείφω refers concretely to applying oil or perfumed ointment by smearing. The imperfect active indicative, second person singular (IAA2S), expresses an ongoing or repeated action in past time, so "you were anointing" preserves both the root sense of oil-application and the past continuous aspect indicated by the morphology.

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Words from Root ἀλείφω (to anoint with oil, to smear, to rub with oil, to apply perfumed oil)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G218-01 aleipsai oil yourself
G218-02 aleipsantes having anointed (with oil)
G218-03 aleipsasa the (feminine) having-anointed

Word Usage (9 occurrences of G218)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 6:17 ἄλειψαί aleipsai
Mark 6:13 ἤλειφον eleiphon they-anointed
Mark 16:1 ἀλείψωσιν aleipsosin and anoint