Greek · G4669 · unreviewed

σμυρνίζω

To mix with myrrh

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σμυρνίζω G4669
Pronunciation smyrnízō

What does σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō) mean in the Bible?

σμυρνίζω (smyrnízō) is a Greek word meaning "to mix with myrrh". σμυρνίζω (σιύρνα), __1.

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Meaning

to mix with myrrh
Extended definition

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.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Perfect
Voices
Passive
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality
Perfect Passive Mark 15:23
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
participle 1
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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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