Word Study · Strong's G4666 · Greek

σμύρνα

smyrna

smoor'-nah

Strong's 1890 spelling: smýrna

“myrrh”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

myrrh

Rendered in the KJV as

myrrh.

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

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

σμύρναν.1
σμύρνης1

How it is rendered · 2

myrrh.1
of myrrh1

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 singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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N-ASF · 1
N-GSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
John1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 2:11σμύρναν.smurnannoun · accusative (object) · feminine 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: myrrh.

John1 occurrence

John 19:39σμύρνηςsmurnēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.here: of myrrh

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