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Ointment

Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex. 30:25; This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G3464, G6241, H4842, H4888, H7545, H8081
Hebrew
מִרְקַחַת · mirqachath
Greek
μύρον · muron

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μύρον

G3464
Transliteration
muron
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

ointment

Lexicon definition

μύρον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן, Pro.27:9, Psa.133:2, al. ;] ointment: Mat.26:7, 12, Mrk.14:3-5, Luk.7:37-38, 46 23:56, Jhn.11:2 12:3, 5, Rev.18:13.† SYN.: ἔλαιον, q.v (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἀλοιφή

G6241
Transliteration
aloiphē
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

ointment

Lexicon definition

1. anything used for anointing, hog's-lard, grease, unguent , (Homer) 2. laying on of unguents or paint, ἀλ. μύρων (Plato Philosophus) (ML)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Μύρον

G3464
Transliteration
mýron
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
14

Glosses

ointment

Lexicon definition

pr. aromatic juice which distils from trees; ointment, unguent, usually perfumed, Mat. 26.7, 12. Mar. 14.3, 4, et al.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִרְקַחַת

H4842
Transliteration
mirqachath
Pronunciation
meer-kakh'-ath
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

prepared by the apothecaries' art, compound, ointment.

Lexicon definition

an aromatic unguent

also an unguent-pot

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִשְׁחָה

H4888
Transliteration
mishchâh
Pronunciation
meesh-khaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
25

Glosses

(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.

Lexicon definition

unction (the act)

by implication, a consecratory gift

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רֹקַח

H7545
Transliteration
rôqach
Pronunciation
ro'-kakh
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

confection, ointment.

Lexicon definition

an aromatic

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

שֶׁמֶן

H8081
Transliteration
shemen
Pronunciation
sheh'-men
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
193

Glosses

anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.

Lexicon definition

grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed)

figuratively, richness

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Ointment

Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex. 30:25; Ps. 133:2; Isa. 1:6; Amos 6:6; John 12:3; Rev. 18:13).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Ointment

Indexed occurrences: 1

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Topical Bible

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Ancient Context1 items
Related UNLEARN Content4 items

Topic

OINTMENT

Nave’s Topical Bible references for OINTMENT.

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Dictionary

Alabaster

Occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper (Matt. 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37). These boxes were made from a stone found near Alabastron in Egypt, and from this circumstance the Greeks gave them the name of the city where they were made. The name was then given to the stone of which they were made; and finally to all perfume vessels, of whatever material they were formed. The woman "broke" the vessel; i.e., she broke off, as was usually done, the long and narrow neck so as to reach the contents. This stone resembles marble, but is softer in its texture, and hence very easily wrought into boxes. Mark says (14:5) that this box of ointment was worth more than 300 pence, i.e., denarii, each of the value of sevenpence halfpenny of our money, and therefore worth about 10 pounds. But if we take the denarius as the day's wage of a labourer (Matt. 20:2), say two shillings of our money, then the whole would be worth about 30 pounds, so costly was Mary's offering.

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Confection

(Ex. 30:35, "ointment" in ver. 25; R.V., "perfume"). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root meaning to compound oil and perfume.

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Ointment

Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex. 30:25; Ps. 133:2; Isa. 1:6; Amos 6:6; John 12:3; Rev. 18:13).

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