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μύρον G3464

G3464 is the Greek word μύρον, transliterated mýron. The King James Version most often renders it ointment.

Word: μύρονTransliteration: mýronLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

"myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil.

Where it comes from

probably of foreign origin (compare H04753, G4666 (σμύρνα)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ointment 8×ointments 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: ointment.

Verses using μύρον

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 26:7 · KJV

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.

Matthew 26:9 · KJV

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

Matthew 26:12 · KJV

For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

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 it on his head.

Mark 14:4 · KJV

And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Luke 23:56 · KJV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

John 11:2 · KJV

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

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.

John 12:5 · KJV

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

Revelation 18:13 · KJV

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

Common questions

What does Strong's G3464 mean?

G3464 is the Greek word μύρον (mýron), meaning "myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil.

How is G3464 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ointment (8 times), ointments (2 times).

How many times does G3464 appear in the Bible?

μύρον (mýron) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G3464 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably of foreign origin (compare H04753, G4666 (σμύρνα)).

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