HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H712
אַרְגַּז
ar.gaz — box
box, chest, coffer
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Box
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2787
κιβωτός
kibōtos — ark: covenant
κιβωτός, -οῦ, ἡ [in LXX: Gen.6:1-22 7:1-24 8:1-22 9:1-29 (תֵּבָה), elsewhere, very freq., as Exo.25:9 (10), for אָרוֹן ;] a wooden box or chest: of Noah's ark, Mat.24:38, Luk.17:27, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; of the ark of the covenant, Heb.9:4, Rev.11:19.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G211
ἀλάβαστρον
alabastron — jar
ἀλάβαστρον, -ου, τό (also -ος, ὁ, ἡ; colloq. and κοινή for ἀλάβαστος), [in LXX: 4Ki.21:13 (צַלַּחַת)* ;] a box of alabaster (ἀλαβαστίτης) for ointment: Mat.26:7, Mrk.14:3, Luk.7:37 (see DCG, i, 41b; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1101
γλωσσόκομον
glōssokomon — moneybag
γλωσσόκομον, -ου, τό, vernac. form of cl. γλωσσοκομεῖον (γλῶσσα, κομέω), [in LXX for אָרוֹן, 2Ki.6:11, 2Ch.24:8, 10 11 * ;] 1. = cl. -εῖον (see supr.), a case for holding the reeds or tongues of musical instruments. 2. As in LXX, π. (MM, see word), a box, chest: Jhn.12:6 13:29. † (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8391
תְּאַשּׁוּר
te.ash.shur — boxtree
1) a species of tree 1a) box tree-a small evergreen tree 1b) perhaps cypress or cedar
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8410
תִּדְהָר
tid.har — elm
1) a species of hardwood tree 1a) perhaps boxwood, elm
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4438
πυκτεύω
pukteuō — to box
πυκτεύω (πύκτης, a pugilist), to box: 1Co.9:26.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20197
γλωσσοκομεῖον
glōssokomeion — coffin
coffint, box, casket
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7288
ἐξάλειπτρον
exaleiptron — an ointment jar
an unguent-box , (Aristophanes Comicus) from ἐξᾶλείφω (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7750
κάδος
kados — a pail
1. a jar or vessel for water or wine , Lat. cadus, (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. a liquid measure, = ἀμφορεύς, [variant datesAnthology Palantina 3. an urn or box for collecting the votes , like καδίσκος, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8136
κυψέλη
kupselē — a granary
any hollow vessel: a chest, box , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8989
πυξίον
puxion — a writing tablet
a tablet of box-wood , (Lucian) from πυξίς (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8990
πύξος
puxos — boxwood
boxwood
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9643
φιμός
phimos — a rein
1. a muzzle , Lat. capistrum, (Lucian) 2. the nose-band of a horse's bridle, fitted with pipes through which the horses' breath made a whistling sound, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. a kind of cup , used as a dice-box , Lat. fritillus, (Aeschines Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
For holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered “vial” in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.