noun · masculine
libanōtos
Greekλιβανωτός (libanōtos)
Strong’sG3031
a censer
stem libanōt-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λιβανωτός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< λίβανος), [in LXX: I Ch 9:29, (לְבֹנָה), III Mac 5:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3031 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlib-an-o-tos'
frankincense, i.e. (by extension) a censer for burning it
Fromfrom G3030;
King Jamescenser.
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 | libanōtos | libanōtois |
| object accusative | libanōton2×λιβανωτὸν | libanōtoin |
| direct address vocative | libanōtor | libanōtoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | libanōtou | libanōtoiu |
| to, for dative | libanōto | libanōtoi |
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
libanōto 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
libanōton“censer”objectaccusative singular2×
Revelation 8:3“censer”Kai allos angelos erchata kai histanita epi teu thusiastērieu echarōtos libanōton chrusouon, kai dōita auto thumiameim polleim hina dōati tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu pantoiu epi tem thusiastēriem tem chrusouem tem enōpion tou thronou.Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
Revelation 8:5“censer”kai lambatē tos angelos ton libanōton, kai gemizata auton ek teu pureu teu thusiastērieu, kai ballata eis tan gēan; kai ginela brontais kai fōnais kai astrapais kai seismos.Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.