Matthew 6:17

But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Key words: nēsteuō aleiphō kephalē niptō prosōpon

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English	Original word	Root	#
But	de δὲ	de	32
thou	sy σὺ	sy	2
when thou fastest	nēsteuōn νηστεύων	nēsteuō	4
anoint	aleipsai ἄλειψαί	aleiphō	1
thine	sou σου	sou	50
head	kephalēn κεφαλὴν	kephalē	2
and	kai καὶ	kai	104
wash	nipsai νίψαι	niptō	1
thy	sou σου	sou	50
face	prosōpon πρόσωπόν	prosōpon	2

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anoint thine head 4

Ruth 3:3
3Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 14:2
2And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, "Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel; do not anoint yourself with oil, but act like a woman who has been mourning a long time for the dead.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
8Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil.
Daniel 10:2-3
2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. 3I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.