Myrrh
σμύρναStrong’s G4666smurna
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Smurna is the Greek word usually translated “myrrh”. 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 “myrrh”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- myrrh 1
- of myrrh 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- John 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
σμύρνα smurna · myrrh
σμύρνα (in some MSS, ζμ-; see Bl., § 3, 9), -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for מֹר ;] myrrh, a resinous gum used as an unguent and for embalming: Mat.2:11, Jhn.19:39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “myrrh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MYRRH, noun
mer. [Latin myrrha.] A gum-resin that comes in the form of drops or globules of various colors and sizes, of a pretty strong but agreeable smell, and of a bitter taste. It is imported from Egypt, but chiefly from the southern or eastern parts of Arabia; from what species of tree or plant it is procured, is unknown. As a medicine, it is a good stomachic, antispasmodic and cordial.
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.