What does ἄρωμα (árōma) mean in the Bible?
ἄρωμα (árōma): Aromatic spices used for anointing and preserving the dead in Jewish burial practices
Greek · G759
ἄρωμα
ἄρωμα (árōma): Aromatic spices used for anointing and preserving the dead in Jewish burial practices
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ἄρωμαG759
Pronunciationárōma
What does ἄρωμα (árōma) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G759?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spices (3), [the] spices (1).
Where does ἄρωμα (árōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), John (1), 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 Itspices3×Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56, John 19:40
[the] spices1×Luke 24:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 16:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Mark1Luke2John1
Source forms
ἀρώματα3xarōmataMark 16:1, Luke 23:56, Luke 24:1
ἀρωμάτων1xarōmatōnJohn 19:40
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural3xMark 16:1, Luke 23:56, Luke 24:1
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural1xJohn 19:40
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Aromatic spices used for anointing and preserving the dead in Jewish burial practices
Strong'sG759
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
an aromatic
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:1Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ἀρώματα,arwmata
spice, perfume
Read verseLuke 23:56Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ἀρώματαarwmata
spice, perfume
Read verseLuke 24:1Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ἀρώματα,arwmata
spice, perfume
Read verseJohn 19:40Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀρωμάτων,arwmatwn
spice, perfume
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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterJohn 19:401×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMark 16:1 · Luke 23:56 · Luke 24:13×
Word Origins
ἄρωμα is built from this root: