Alabastron ἀλάβαστρον

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Alabastron
ἀλάβαστρον
Transliterationalabastron
Strong's numberG211
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossjar
Occurrences4 in 3 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (1)

Alabastron (Greek ἀλάβαστρον, Strong's G211) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “jar”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἀλάβαστρον, -ου, τό (also -ος, ὁ, ἡ; colloq. and κοινή for ἀλάβαστος),
[in LXX: 4Ki.21:13 (צַלַּחַת)* ;]
a box of alabaster (ἀλαβαστίτης) for ointment: Mat.26:7, Mrk.14:3, Luk.7:37 (see DCG, i, 41b; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVbox (4)
BSBalabaster jar (3), jar (1)

Verses

Every verse with Alabastron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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