μύρον
muron
“ointment”
Definition
"myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil
probably of foreign origin (compare H04753, G4666 (σμύρνα));
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
μύρον appears 14 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”
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