Unction
From:
Concise Bible Dictionary: U
By:
George A. Morrish
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
20sec
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This term occurs only in 1 John 2:20, though the same word,
χρίδμα
, is twice translated “anointing” in 1 John 2:27. The Holy Spirit is an unction that permeates, as it were, the whole being of the Christian to give him Christ's character.