Strong's Lexicon
G3487 — νάρδος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3487 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νάρδος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of foreign origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | nardos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nar'-dos |
| Meaning: | 1. "nard" 2. spikenard, an aromatic plant which roots are used to make perfume |
| KJV Renderings: | (spike-)nard |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νάρδος, νάρδου, ἡ (a Sanskrit word (cf. Fick as in Löw below); Hebrew ðÅøÀãÀÌ, Son 1:12; Son 4:13 f);
a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence,
b. nard oil or ointment; so Mar 14:3; Joh 12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Retschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Lצw, Aramהische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.’s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the ’Bible Educator’ ii. 152).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νάρδος ((spike-)nard)
Mark 14:3
- KJV: And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper as he sat at meat there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious and she brake the box and poured on his head
- GK: και όντος αυτού εν Βηθανία εν τη οικία Σίμωνος του λεπρού κατακειμένου αυτού ήλθε γυνή έχουσα αλάβαστρον μύρου νάρδου πιστικής πολυτελούς και συντρίψασα το αλάβαστρον κατέχεεν αυτού κατά της κεφαλής
John 12:3
- KJV: Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment
- GK: η ούν Μαρία λαβούσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικής πολυτίμου ήλειψε τους πόδας του Ιησού και εξέμαξε ταις θριξίν αυτής τους πόδας αυτού η δε οικία επληρώθη εκ της οσμής του μύρου
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