What does σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō) mean in the Bible?
σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō): To drug wine with myrrh, dulling pain—Jesus refused this mercy at crucifixion.
Greek · G4669
σμυρνίζω
To mix with myrrh
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σμυρνίζω G4669
Pronunciation smyrnízō
What does σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō) mean in the Bible?
σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō): To drug wine with myrrh, dulling pain—Jesus refused this mercy at crucifixion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4669?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include mixed with myrrh (1).
Where does σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (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 mixed with myrrh 1× Mark 15:23
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Usage map
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First aligned row Mark 15:23
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Mark 1
Source forms
ἐσμυρνισμένον 1x esmyrnismenon Mark 15:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 15:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To drug wine with myrrh, dulling pain—Jesus refused this mercy at crucifixion.
Strong's G4669
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to mix with myrrh
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To drug wine with myrrh, dulling pain—Jesus refused this mercy at crucifixion.
(σιύρνα),
1intrans., to be like myrrh (Diosc., i, 79).
2Trans., to mingle or drug with myrrh: pass., Mrk.15:23.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:23 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἐσμυρνισμένον esmurnismenon
I mingle with myrrh
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Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Perfect Voices Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive Mark 15:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
σμυρνίζω is built from this root:
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