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Koine Greek wordlink #34364

SR GNT Mark 14:3 ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) ‘expensive having broken the alabaster_flask she poured_down it of him on the’ Strongs=2110 Lemma=alabastros^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀλάβαστρον (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀλάβαστρον’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘alabaster_flask’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘alabastros’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (3) other than ἀλάβαστρον (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘alabaster_flask’

MARK 14:3 ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) N-ANS Lemma=alabastron ‘came a woman having an alabaster_flask of ointment of nard genuine’ SR GNT Mark 14:3 word 20

OET-LV: 3 And him being in Baʸthania, in the house of _Simōn the leprous, reclining of _him, a_woman came having an_alabaster _flask of _ointment, of_ genuine expensive _nard, having _broken the alabaster _flask, she _poured _down it on _the head of _him. (MRK_14:3)

OET-RV: 3 Meanwhile, Yeshua was in Bethany at the home of Simon who had previously had leprosy. Yeshua was sitting there when a woman came in with a hand-crafted container of very expensive fragrant oil. Breaking open the sealed flask, she poured the fragrant oil over Yeshua’s head. (MRK 14:3)

MAT 26:7 ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) N-ANS Lemma=alabastron ‘to him a woman having an alabaster_flask of ointment heavily_valued and’ SR GNT Mat 26:7 word 5

OET-LV: 7 a_woman having an_alabaster _flask of_ heavily _valued _ointment approached to _him, and she _poured _down it on the head of _him reclining. (MAT_26:7)

OET-RV: 7 A woman inside the house came up to him carrying a carved alabaster flask of very expensive lotion, which she poured over his head as he was seated, (MAT 26:7)

LUKE 7:37 ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) N-ANS Lemma=alabastron ‘of the Farisaios_party_member having brought_back an alabaster_flask of ointment’ SR GNT Luke 7:37 word 26

OET-LV: 37 And see a_woman who was in the city a_sinner, and having _known that he _is _reclining in the house of _the Farisaios_party _member, having _brought _back an_alabaster _flask of _ointment, (LUK_7:37)

OET-RV: 37 Then wow, a sinful woman from the city who knew that he was reclining in there, came into the room carrying a beautiful carved stone flask of scented skin-cream. (LUK 7:37)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular