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Koine Greek wordlink #61272

SR GNT Luke 23:56 μύρα (mura) ‘they prepared spices and ointments and on the indeed’ Strongs=34640 Lemma=muron
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form μύρα (N-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μύρα’ (N-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘ointments’.

Luke 23:56 ‘they prepared spices and ointments and on the indeed’ SR GNT Luke 23:56 word 6

OET-LV: 56 And having _returned, they _prepared spices and ointments. And indeed on _the day _of _rest they _rested according _to the command. (LUK_23:56)

OET-RV: 56 then they returned to the house and prepared spices and ointments.
¶ Once the Rest Day began, they all rested as per God’s command, (LUK 23:56)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘muron’ have 5 different glosses: ‘of ointment’, ‘on ointment’, ‘with ointment’, ‘ointment’, ‘ointments’.

Key: N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural