ΣΜΗΓΜΑΣΙΝ, σμηγμασιν
SMĒGMASIN, smēgmasin
Sounds Like: SMEEG-mah-sin
Translations: to ointment, to perfumes, to cosmetics, to soap, to a cleansing agent, to a washing
From the root: ΣΜΗΓΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a substance used for anointing, cleansing, or beautifying, such as an ointment, perfume, or cosmetic. It can also refer to a cleansing agent like soap or the act of washing itself. It is used here in the dative plural, indicating the indirect object or means by which something is done.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4728 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 2:12
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 2:12
From the same root
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