ΖΜΥΡΝΑΝ, ζμυρναν
ZMYRNAN, zmyrnan
Sounds Like: ZMYR-nan
Translations: Smyrna, a Smyrna, myrrh, a myrrh
From the root: ΖΜΥΡΝΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Noun
Explanation: This word can refer to two distinct things: the city of Smyrna, an ancient city in Asia Minor (modern-day Izmir, Turkey), or the aromatic resin known as myrrh, which was used for perfumes, incense, and embalming. In the provided examples, it is used as a proper noun referring to the city of Smyrna in the first two examples, and as a common noun referring to the substance myrrh in the third example.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4667 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Revelation — 1:11
From the same root
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