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GreekG3487Noun (Feminine)

νάρδος

nardos

2Occurrences
G3487Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"nard"

of foreign origin (compare H05373);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
nard; (a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment; (b) ointment of nard.
LXX: (נֵרְדְּ)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

νάρδος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

John 12:3BSB

Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Mark 14:3BSB

While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.