μύρον,
μύρου,
τό (the grammarians derive it from
μύρῳ to flow, accordingly, a flowing juice, trickling sap: but probably more correct to regard it as an oriental word akin to
μύρρα, Hebrew
מֹר,
מור; (
Fick (i. 836) connects it with the root, smar, 'to smear', with which
Vanicek, 1198f associates
σμύρνα,
μύρτος, etc.; cf.
Curtius, p. 714)),
ointment:
Matthew 26:7, 9 Rec., 12; Mark 14:3-5; Luke 7:37; Luke 23:56; John 11:2; John 12:3, 5; Revelation 18:13; distinguished from ἔλαιον (which see and see Trench, Synonyms, § xxxviii.), Luke 7:46. ((From Aeschylus, Herodotus down); the Sept. for שֶׁמֶן, fat, oil, Proverbs 27:9; for טוב שֶׁמֶן, Psalm 132:2 (Psalms 133:2).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Psalms
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132:2; 133:2
- Proverbs
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27:9
- Matthew
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26:7; 26:9
- Mark
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14:3; 14:4; 14:5
- Luke
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7:37; 7:46; 23:56
- John
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11:2; 12:3; 12:5
- Revelation
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18:13
