Frankincense
λίβανοςStrong’s G3030libanos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Libanos is the Greek word usually translated “frankincense”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”
Meaning
Usually translated “frankincense”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- frankincense 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
λίβανος libanos · frankincense
λίβανος, -ου, ὁ (rarely ἡ), (from the Semitic; cf. the Heb. equiv.), [in LXX for לְבוֹנָה Exo.30:34, Isa.60:6; Sir.24:15, al. ;] 1. in cl., the frankincense-tree. 2. (Occas. in cl.) frankincense (so Lev.2:1; cf. λιβανωτός): Mat.2:11, Rev.18:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “frankincense” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRANKIN'CENSE, noun
[frank and incense.]
A dry resinous substance in pieces or drops, of a pale yellowish white color, of a bitterish acrid taste, and very inflammable; used as a perfume.
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.