noun · feminine

nardas

Greekνάρδος (nardos)

Strong’sG3487

spikenard, a perfume

stem nard-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

nard2×

What it means

νάρδος, -ου, ἡ

(Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, v. Boisacq, s.v.), [in LXX: Ca 1:12 4:13, 14 (נֵרְדְּ)*;]

nard;

(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment;

(b) ointment of nard: Mk 14:3, Jo 12:3.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3487 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidnar'dos

"nard"

Fromof foreign origin (compare );

King James(spike-)nard.

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	nardas	nardais
object accusative	nardan	nardain
direct address vocative	nardar	nardair
of, belonging to genitive	nardau2×νάρδου	nardaiu
to, for dative	narda	nardai

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

nardstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

narda 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

nardau“nard”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Mark 14:3“nard”Kai arōtou autou en Bēthania en ta oikia Simōnou tou leprou katakeierōtou autou erchata gunaikas echarōtas alabastran mureu nardau pistikau polutelau; suntribaratas tan alabastran katachata autou tau kefalau.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.

John 12:3“nard”tas oun Mariam lambaratas litran mureu nardau pistikau polutimau aleifata toin podoin tou Iēsu kai ekmassata tai thrixai autau toin podoin autou; tas de oikias plērita ek tau osmau teu mureu.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.