Jar
ἀλάβαστρονStrong’s G0211alabastron
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alabastron is the Greek word usually translated “alabaster flask”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”
Meaning
Usually translated “alabaster flask”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an alabaster flask 3
- alabaster flask 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:3And 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 it on his head.
- Luke 7:37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Greek dictionary
ἀλάβαστρον alabastron · jar
ἀλάβαστρον, -ου, τό (also -ος, ὁ, ἡ; colloq. and κοινή for ἀλάβαστος), [in LXX: 4Ki.21:13 (צַלַּחַת)* ;] a box of alabaster (ἀλαβαστίτης) for ointment: Mat.26:7, Mrk.14:3, Luk.7:37 (see DCG, i, 41b; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
J'AR, verb intransitive
To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as a jarring sound.
- To clash; to interfere; to act in opposition; to be inconsistent.
- To quarrel; to dispute; to clash in words.
- To vibrate regularly; to repeat the same sound.
All definitions and other forms of “jar”
J'AR, verb transitive
To shake; to cause to tremble; to cause a short tremulous motion in a thing.
J'AR, noun
A rattling vibration of sound; a shake; as a trembling jar
- A harsh sound; discord.
- Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate.
- The state of a door half open, or ready to move and strike the post.
- Repetition of the noise made by the pendulum of a clock.
J'AR, noun
A vessel with a large belly and broad mouth, made of earth or glass; as a jar of honey.
- A certain measure; as a jar of oil.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.