Bible Dictionary
Unction
Unction means anointing. In the New Testament it refers especially to the spiritual anointing given to believers, signifying the Holy Spirit’s presence and teaching.
Definition
Unction means anointing. The term is the King James Version rendering of the Greek word chrisma, which the Revised Version renders “anointing.”
Biblical Usage
In 1 John, unction refers to the spiritual anointing associated with believers. In the wider biblical symbolism, kings, prophets, and priests were anointed as a token of divine grace, and believers are called the Lord’s anointed in a secondary sense.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1 John 2:20, 27; R.V., “anointing”). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, “the Lord’s anointed.”
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>unk'-shun: The the King James Version translation of chrisma (1Joh 2:20), which the Revised Version (British and American) renders "anointing," as the King James Version renders the same word in 1Joh 2:27.</p>