noun · feminine
smurnas
Greekσμύρνα (smurna)
Strong’sG4666
myrrh
stem smurn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σμύρνα
(in some MSS, ζμ-; v. Bl., § 3, 9), -ης, ἡ, [in LXX for מוֹר מֹר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4666 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsmoor'-nah
myrrh
Fromapparently strengthened for G3464;
King Jamesmyrrh.
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 | smurnas | smurnais |
| object accusative | smurnan1×σμύρναν | smurnain |
| direct address vocative | smurnar | smurnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | smurnau1×σμύρνης | smurnaiu |
| to, for dative | smurna | smurnai |
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
smurna 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
smurnan“myrrh”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 2:11“myrrh”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.
smurnau“myrrh”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
John 19:39“myrrh”erchata de kai Nikodēmos, tos ercharatos pros auton nuxau tem prōtem, ferarōtos migmem smurnau kai aloau hōs litrain hekaton.Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.