alabastron: a box of alabaster Original Word: ἀλάβαστρον, ου, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: alabastron
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ab'-as-tron)
Short Definition: an alabaster phial or bottle
Definition: a phial or bottle of perfumed ointment, usually of alabaster.
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a box of alabaster
NASB Word Usage
alabaster vial (3), vial (1).
STRONGS NT 211: ἀλάβαστρονἀλάβαστρον, , τό (in the plural in Theocritus, 15, 114; Anth, Pal. 9, 153; in other secular writings ὁ and ἡ ἀλάβαστρος; (the older and more correct spelling drops the p, cf. Stephanus' Thesaurus, under the word, 1385 d.; Liddell and Scott, under the word ἀλάβαστρος)), a box made of alabaster, in which unguents are preserved (Pliny, h. n, 13, 2 (3) (others, 13, 19) "unguenta optime servantur in alabastris); with the addition of μύρου (as in Lucian, dial. mer. 14, 2; (Herodotus 3, 20)): Luke 7:37; Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3 (where L T adopt τόν ἀλάβαστρον, Tr WH (Meyer) τήν ἀλ.; Matthew and Luke do not add the article, so that it is not clear in what gender they use the word (cf. Tdf.s critical note at the passage)). Cf. Winers RWB (or B. D.) under the word .
alabaster box. Neuter of alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone; properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material) -- (alabaster) box.
ἄκρων — 2 Occ.
ἄκρον — 2 Occ.
ἄκρου — 2 Occ.
Ἀκύλαν — 3 Occ.
Ἀκύλας — 3 Occ.
ἀκυροῖ — 1 Occ.
ἀκυροῦντες — 1 Occ.
ἠκυρώσατε — 1 Occ.
ἀκωλύτως — 1 Occ.
ἄκων — 1 Occ.
ἀλαζονεία — 1 Occ.
ἀλαζονείαις — 1 Occ.
ἀλαζόνας — 1 Occ.
ἀλαζόνες — 1 Occ.
ἀλαλάζον — 1 Occ.
ἀλαλάζοντας — 1 Occ.
ἀλαλήτοις — 1 Occ.
ἄλαλον — 2 Occ.
ἀλάλους — 1 Occ.
ἅλα — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Greek 211
4 Occurrences
ἀλάβαστρον — 4 Occ.
Matthew 26:7 N-ANS
BIB: γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου βαρυτίμου
NAS: came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly
KJV: having an alabaster box of very precious
INT: a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment very costlyMark 14:3 N-ANS
BIB: γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου νάρδου
NAS: a woman with an alabaster vial
KJV: having an alabaster box of ointment
INT: a woman having alabastar flask of ointment of nard Mark 14:3 N-ANS
BIB: συντρίψασα τὴν ἀλάβαστρον κατέχεεν αὐτοῦ
NAS: with an alabaster vial of very costly
KJV: she brake the box, and poured
INT: having broken the alabastar flask she poured [it] on his Luke 7:37 N-ANS
BIB: Φαρισαίου κομίσασα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου
NAS: she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
KJV: brought an alabaster box of ointment,
INT: Pharisee having taken an alabaster flask of ointment 4 Occurrences
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