2001 Translation

MYROU, myrou

Sounds Like: my-ROO

Translations: of ointment, of perfume, of myrrh

From the root: ΜΥΡΟΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a fragrant anointing oil, perfume, or ointment, often made from myrrh or other aromatic substances. It was commonly used for anointing, burial preparations, or as a luxury item. In the provided context, it appears in phrases like 'myrrh-makers of the ointment' and 'smell of ointment', indicating its use in perfumery or as a fragrant substance.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Neuter

Strong’s number: G3464 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Chronicles — 9:30
• Isaiah — 39:2
• Jeremiah — 25:10
• Matthew — 26:7
• Mark — 14:3, 14:4
• Luke — 7:37
• John — 12:3

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 86:3

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Chronicles — 9:30
• Isaiah — 39:2
• Jeremiah — 25:10

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 26:7
• Mark — 14:3, 14:4
• Luke — 7:37
• John — 12:3

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΥΡΟΝ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΜΥΡΑ — myrrhs, ointments, perfumes
• ΜΥΡΟ — myrrh, ointment, perfume, an ointment, a perfume
• ΜΥΡΟΙΣ — with ointment, with perfumes, with fragrant oil, with anointing oil
• ΜΥΡΟΝ — ointment, an ointment, perfume, a perfume, myrrh
• ΜΥΡΩΝ — of ointments, of perfumes, of fragrant oils

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