Nardos νάρδος
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| νάρδος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nardos |
| Strong's number | G3487 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | nard |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Nardos (Greek νάρδος, Strong's G3487) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “nard”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
νάρδος, -ου, ἡ
(Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, see Boisacq, see word), [in LXX: Sng.1:12 4:13-14 (נֵרְדְּ)* ;]
nard;
(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment;
(b) ointment of nard: Mrk.14:3, Jhn.12:3.†
(AS)
(Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, see Boisacq, see word), [in LXX: Sng.1:12 4:13-14 (נֵרְדְּ)* ;]
nard;
(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment;
(b) ointment of nard: Mrk.14:3, Jhn.12:3.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | spikenard (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nard (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Nardos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 14:3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
John
- John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).