What does σμύρνα (smýrna) mean in the Bible?
σμύρνα (smýrna): Aromatic resin used for anointing the living and preparing the dead for burial.
Greek · G4666
σμύρνα
Myrrh
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σμύρνα G4666
Pronunciation smýrna
What does σμύρνα (smýrna) mean in the Bible?
σμύρνα (smýrna): Aromatic resin used for anointing the living and preparing the dead for burial.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4666?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include myrrh (1), of myrrh (1).
Where does σμύρνα (smýrna) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:11. Its strongest book concentrations include John (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 myrrh 1× Matthew 2:11
of myrrh 1× John 19:39
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:11
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 John 1
Source forms
σμύρναν 1x smyrnan Matthew 2:11
σμύρνης 1x smyrnēs John 19:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 2:11
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x John 19:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Aromatic resin used for anointing the living and preparing the dead for burial.
Strong's G4666
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
myrrh
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:11 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σμύρναν. smurnan
myrrh
Read verse John 19:39 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σμύρνης smurnhv
myrrh
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 2 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 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 19:39 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:11 1×
Word Origins
σμύρνα is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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