What does ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) mean in the Bible?
ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron): Alabaster jar designed specifically for storing precious ointment or perfume
Greek · G211
ἀλάβαστρον
Jar
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ἀλάβαστρον G211
Pronunciation alábastron
What does ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) mean in the Bible?
ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron): Alabaster jar designed specifically for storing precious ointment or perfume
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G211?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an alabaster jar (3), jar (1).
Where does ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It an alabaster jar 3× Matthew 26:7, Mark 14:3, Luke 7:37
jar 1× Mark 14:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 26:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 1
Source forms
ἀλάβαστρον 4x alabastron Matthew 26:7, Mark 14:3, Luke 7:37
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Mark 14:3
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Matthew 26:7, Luke 7:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Alabaster jar designed specifically for storing precious ointment or perfume
Strong's G211
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 7:36-50 Source Gloss
jar
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:7 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀλάβαστρον alabastron
an alabaster phial or bottle
Read verse Mark 14:3 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀλάβαστρον alabastron
an alabaster phial or bottle
Read verse Mark 14:3 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀλάβαστρον, alabastron
an alabaster phial or bottle
Read verse Luke 7:37 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
ἀλάβαστρον alabastron
an alabaster phial or bottle
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:7 · Luke 7:37 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
alabaster container holding ointment used to anoint Jesus' feet
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Word Origins
ἀλάβαστρον is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain