Spices
ἄρωμαStrong’s G0759arōma
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Arōma is the Greek word usually translated “spices”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “spices”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- spices 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 23:56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
- Luke 24:1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
- John 19:40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Greek dictionary
ἄρωμα arōma · spices
ἄρωμα, -τος, τό [in LXX for בֶּשֶׂם ;] spice: Mrk.16:1, Luk.23:56 24:1, Jhn.19:40.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “spice” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPICE, noun
- A vegetable production, fragrant or aromatic to the smell and pungent to the taste; used in sauces and in cookery.
- A small quantity; something that enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of a thing.
- A sample.
All definitions and other forms of “spice”
SPICE, verb transitive
- To season with spice; to mix aromatic substances with; as, to spice wine.
- To tincture; as the spiced Indian air.
- To render nice; to season with scruples.
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.