The meaning of “ἀλάβαστρον”
Understanding alábastron reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
neuter of (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone (alabaster) box. - properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by exten...
ἀλάβαστρον
neuter of (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone (alabaster) box. - properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 26:7 | “There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. ” Word: ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) | |
| Mark 14:3 | “And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.” Word: ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) | |
| Luke 7:37 | “And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,” Word: ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron) |