Strong's Greek · G759

G759 árōma

ἄρωμα

ar'-o-mah

spices

Looking for Hebrew H759 ʼarmôwn? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G759. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

árōma appears 4 times in Scripture, in Mark, Luke and John. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

an aromatic

In the King James Version

(sweet) spice

Derivation

from G142 (αἴρω) (in the sense of sending off scent);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Mark 16:1

“When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.”

John 19:40

“So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.”

Luke 23:56

“Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.”

Luke 24:1

“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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