Word Study · Strong's G211 · Greek
ἀλάβαστρον
alabastron
al-ab'-as-tron
Strong's 1890 spelling: alábastron
“properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)
Rendered in the KJV as
(alabaster) box.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ἀλάβαστρον4
How it is rendered · 2
- an alabaster flask3
- alabaster flask1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular2
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- N-ASF · 2
- N-ASN · 2
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Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 14:3ἀλάβαστρονalabastronnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhile 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.here: an alabaster flask
- Mark 14:3ἀλάβαστρονalabastronnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhile 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.here: alabaster flask