An unction [χ ρ ι σ μ α]. The word means that with which the anointing is performed - the unguent or ointment. In the New Testament only here and ver. 27. Rev., an anointing. The root of this word and of Cristov, Christ, is the same. See on Matthew 1:1. the anointing is from the Anointed.

The Holy One. Christ. See John 6:69; Acts 3:14; Acts 4:27; Acts 4:30; Revelation 3:7. Ye know all things [ο ι δ α τ ε π α. ν τ α]. The best texts read pantev, ye all know; in which case the connection is with the following clause : "I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it."

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Old Testament