What does μύρον · νάρδος mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G3464, G3487
μύρον νάρδου
Ointment · "nard"
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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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What does μύρον νάρδου (myron nardou) mean in the Bible?
μύρον · νάρδος is a Greek phrase meaning "Nard perfume; costly fragrance used to honor Jesus.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3464, G3487?
G3464, G3487 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Nard perfume; costly fragrance used to honor Jesus.
Source Gloss
Nard perfume; costly fragrance used to honor Jesus.
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 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