noun · neuter
arōmem
Greekἄρωμα (arōma)
Strong’sG759
spice, perfume
stem arōm-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄρωμα, -τος, τό,
[in LXX for בֹּשֶׂם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G759 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar'-o-mah
an aromatic
Fromfrom G142 (in the sense of sending off scent);
King James(sweet) spice.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | arōmem | arōmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | arōmeu | arōmeiu1×ἀρωμάτων |
| to, for dative | arōme | arōmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
arōme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
arōmeiu“spices”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 19:40“spices”lambala oun tem sōmem tou Iēsu kai dala autem othoniei meta teiu arōmeiu, kathōs ethem atō toi Ioudaioi entafiazarō.So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
arōmeim3×
Mark 16:1“spices”Kai diaginerateu teu sabbateu Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas tou Iakōbou kai Salōmas agorazala arōmeim hina ercharatais aleifaleia auton.When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
Luke 23:56“spices”hupostrefaratais de hetoimazala arōmeim kai mureim. Kai tem men sabbatem hēsuchazala kata tan entolan,Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
Luke 24:1“spices”ta de hena teiu sabbateiu orthrou bathuou epi tem mnēmem erchala ferarōtais heim hetoimazala arōmeim.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.