Word Study · Strong's G3030 · Greek

λίβανος

libanos

lib'-an-os

Strong's 1890 spelling: líbanos

“the incense-tree, i.e. (by implication) incense itself”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the incense-tree, i.e. (by implication) incense itself

Rendered in the KJV as

frankincense.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

λίβανον2

How it is rendered · 1

frankincense2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2

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Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
Revelation1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 2:11λίβανονlibanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularOn 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.here: frankincense

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 18:13λίβανονlibanonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularof cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.here: frankincense

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