noun · masculine
libanos
Greekλίβανος (libanos)
Strong’sG3030
incense
stem liban-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λίβανος, -ου, ὁ
(rarely ἡ), (from the Semitic; cf. the Heb. equiv.), [in LXX for לְבֹנָה Ex 30:34, Is 60:6, Si 24:15, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3030 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlib'-an-os
the incense-tree, i.e. (by implication) incense itself
Fromof foreign origin ();
King Jamesfrankincense.
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 nominative | libanos | libanois |
| object accusative | libanon2×λίβανον | libanoin |
| direct address vocative | libanor | libanoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | libanou | libanoiu |
| to, for dative | libano | libanoi |
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
libano 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
libanon“frankincense”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 2:11“frankincense”kai ercharatois eis tan oikian horala tem paidiem meta Mariau tau mētērau autou, kai piptaratois proskunala auto, kai anoigaratois toin thēsauroin autoiu prosferala auto dōreim, chruson kai libanon kai smurnan.On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Revelation 18:13“frankincense”kai kinnamōmem kai amōmem kai thumiameim kai murem kai libanon kai oinon kai elaiem kai semidalian kai siton kai ktēneim kai probateim, kai hippoiu kai redaiu kai sōmeiu, kai psuchain anthrōpoiu.of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.