nardos (G3487) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G3487

νάρδος

nardosnar'dos

"nard"

1890 spelling: nárdos

ν50
α1
ρ100
δ4
ο70
ς200

Isopsephy 425

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

"nard"

Rendered in the KJV as

(spike-)nard.

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

νάρδου2

How it is rendered · 1

of nard2

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

How it parses · 1

noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2

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N-GSF · 2

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Mark1 of 2 · 50%
John1 of 2 · 50%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 14:3νάρδουnardounoun · genitive (“of”) · 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: of nard

John1 occurrence

John 12:3νάρδουnardounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.here: of nard

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