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Name of God’s Son

ΖΜΥΡΝΗ, ζμυρνη

ZMYRNĒ, zmyrnē

Sounds Like: ZMEER-nee

Translations: Smyrna, myrrh, a myrrh

From the root: ΖΜΥΡΝΗ

Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun

Explanation: This word can refer to two distinct things: the city of Smyrna, an ancient Greek city on the Aegean coast of Anatolia (modern-day Izmir, Turkey), or the aromatic gum resin known as myrrh, which was used for perfumes, incense, and embalming. In context, it can refer to the church in Smyrna or the substance myrrh, often used in mixtures.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Genitive or Dative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4667 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Revelation — 2:8
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • Revelation — 2:8

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΖΜΥΡΝΗ, appear in our texts.

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