What does μύρον · νάρδος · πιστικός · πολύτιμος mean in the Bible?
μύρον · νάρδος · πιστικός · πολύτιμος is a Greek phrase meaning "costly pure nard perfume".
Greek · G3464, G3487, G4101, G4186
μύρον νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου
Ointment · "nard" · pure · extremely valuable
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μύρον G3464 ointment
Pronunciation mýron
Fragrant aromatic ointment used for anointing bodies, distinct from ordinary oil (ἔλαιον)
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νάρδος G3487 "nard"
Pronunciation nárdos
Aromatic plant product; specifically the costly fragrant ointment used for anointing Jesus in worship.
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πιστικός G4101 pure
Pronunciation pistikós
Denotes genuine authenticity or trustworthiness of things, not mere purity or quality alone
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πολύτιμος G4186 extremely valuable
Pronunciation polýtimos
Value expressed through costliness or rarity; worth measured by monetary or material expense.
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What does μύρον νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου (myron nardou pistikēs polytimou) mean in the Bible?
μύρον · νάρδος · πιστικός · πολύτιμος is a Greek phrase meaning "costly pure nard perfume".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3464, G3487, G4101, G4186?
G3464, G3487, G4101, G4186 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. costly pure nard perfume
Source Gloss
costly pure nard perfume
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 14 Case pattern Genitive (6) Number pattern Singular (13)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 14:5 · John 12:5 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:7 · Mark 14:3 · Mark 14:4 · Luke 7:37 · John 12:3 6×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:46 · John 11:2 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:12 · Rev 18:13 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 23:56 1×
Word Origins
μύρον νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
מֹר mōr H4753 Related Hebrew
myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter )
H5373 Related Hebrew
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