Smurna σμύρνα
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| σμύρνα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | smurna |
| Strong's number | G4666 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | myrrh |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Smurna (Greek σμύρνα, Strong's G4666) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “myrrh”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σμύρνα
(in some MSS, ζμ-; see Bl., § 3, 9), -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for מֹר ;]
myrrh, a resinous gum used as an unguent and for embalming: Mat.2:11, Jhn.19:39.†
(AS)
(in some MSS, ζμ-; see Bl., § 3, 9), -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for מֹר ;]
myrrh, a resinous gum used as an unguent and for embalming: Mat.2:11, Jhn.19:39.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | myrrh (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | myrrh (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Smurna, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
John
- John 19:39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
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).