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)
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G211 — ἀλάβαστρον
alabastron · jar · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 26:7 · ἀλάβαστρονa woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.Mark 14:3 · ἀλάβαστρον · ἀλάβαστρονWhile he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.Luke 7:37 · ἀλάβαστρονBehold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.