Strong's Greek #211 - ἀλάβαστρον, ου, τό alabastron (a box of alabaster)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance alabaster box. Neuter of alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone; properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material) -- (alabaster) box. Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 211: ἀλάβαστρονἀλάβαστρον, , τό (in the plural in Theocritus, 15, 114; Anth, Pal. 9, 153; in other secular writings ὁ and ἡ ἀλάβαστρος; (the older and more correct spelling drops the p, cf. Stephanus' Thesaurus, under the word, 1385 d.; Liddell and Scott, under the word ἀλάβαστρος)), a box made of alabaster, in which unguents are preserved (Pliny, h. n, 13, 2 (3) (others, 13, 19) "unguenta optime servantur in alabastris); with the addition of μύρου (as in Lucian, dial. mer. 14, 2; (Herodotus 3, 20)): Luke 7:37; Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3 (where L T adopt τόν ἀλάβαστρον, Tr WH (Meyer) τήν ἀλ.; Matthew and Luke do not add the article, so that it is not clear in what gender they use the word (cf. Tdf.s critical note at the passage)). Cf. Winers RWB (or B. D.) under the wordEnglishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 211. ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) — 4 OccurrencesMatthew 26:7 - N-ANS Mark 14:3 - N-ANS Mark 14:3 - N-ANS Luke 7:37 - N-ANS |