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Strong's #211: alabastron (pronounced al-ab'-as-tron)

neuter of alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone; properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material):--(alabaster) box.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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alabastron

1) a box made of alabaster in which unguents are preserved

Part of Speech: noun neuter

Relation: from alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone




Usage:

This word is used 4 times:

Matthew 26:7: "unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured"
Mark 14:3: "there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious;"
Mark 14:3: "very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his"
Luke 7:37: "Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,"









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