noun · neuter
thumiamem
Strong’sG2368
incense
stem thumiam-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
θυμίαμα, -τος, τό
(< θυμιάω), [in LXX chiefly for קְטֹרֶת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2368 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthoo-mee'-am-ah
an aroma, i.e. fragrant powder burnt in religious service; by implication, the burning itself
Fromfrom G2370;
King Jamesincense, odour.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect θῡμί-ημα, ατος, τό, incense, Refs 5th c.BC+; name of a particular kind (perhaps = ἀμμωνιακόν), Refs: usually in plural, fragrant stuffs for burning, NT+5th c.BC+; -ιάματα ἑρπετῶν fumigations, Refs 3rd c.AD+
2 stuff for embalming, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | thumiamem | thumiameim1×θυμιάματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | thumiameu2×θυμιάματος | thumiameiu2×θυμιαμάτων |
| to, for dative | thumiame | thumiamei |
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
thumiame 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
thumiameu“incense”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 1:10… laou proseuchorōntem exō ta hōra teu thumiameu;And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying …
Luke 1:11… stēarēntos ek dexeiu teu thusiastērieu teu thumiameu.… right side of the altar of incense.
thumiameim“incense”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Revelation 8:3… echarōntos libanōton chrusouon, kai dōita auto thumiameim polleim hina dōati tai proseuchai toiu …… the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers …
thumiameiu“incense”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Revelation 5:8… hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōntain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;… were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the …
Revelation 8:4kai anabainata tos kapnos teiu thumiameiu tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu ek cheirau …And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the …
thumiameim1×
Revelation 18:13kai kinnamōmem kai amōmem kai thumiameim kai murem kai libanon kai oinon …of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive …