Strong's Lexicon
G3031 — λιβανωτός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3031 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λιβανωτός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G3030 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | libanotos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lib-an-o-tos' |
| Meaning: | 1. frankincense 2. (by extension) a censer for burning it |
| KJV Renderings: | censer |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λιβανωτός, λιβανωτοῦ, ὁ (λίβανος);
1. in secular authors, frankincense, the gum exuding ἐκ τοῦ λιβάνου, (1Ch 9:29; Herodotus, Menander, Euripides, Plato, Diodorus, Herodian, others).
2. a censer (which in secular authors is ἡ λιβανωτις (or rather λιβανωτρις, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 255)): Rev 8:3; Rev 8:5.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
λιβανωτός (censer)
Revelation 8:3
- KJV: And another angel came and stood at the altar having a golden censer and there was given unto him much incense that he should offer with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne
- GK: και άλλος άγγελος ήλθε και εστάθη επί του θυσιαστηρίου έχων λιβανωτόν χρυσούν και εδόθη αυτώ θυμιάματα πολλά ίνα δώση ταις προσευχαίς των αγίων πάντων επί το θυσιαστήριον το χρυσούν το ενώπιον του θρόνου
Revelation 8:5
- KJV: And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire of the altar and cast into the earth and there were voices and thunderings and lightnings and an earthquake
- GK: και είληφεν ο άγγελος τον λιβανωτόν και εγέμισεν αυτόν εκ του πυρός του θυσιαστηρίου και έβαλεν εις την γην και εγένοντο φωναί και βρονταί και αστραπαί και σεισμός
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