μυρίσαι [1 verse]( verb aor inf act ) "To anoint" is myrizo, which means "to rub with ointment" and "anoint". -- The verb "anoint" is also used only here by Jesus, This verb means "to rub with ointment" and "anoint". This is NOT the same word that means "anoint" that is the basis for the word "christ", the anointed. However, this does bring to mind a different meaning of "anointed" for Jesus: he was anointed for his burial before his death. The verb is in the form of an infinite, which acts more like a noun in English like we would use "anointing."