G3487 νάρδος (nárdos)

Greek

Noun, Feminine

Quick Definition

νάρδος, ου, ἡ n.f. spikenard, a perfume

Strong's Definition

"nard"

Derivation: of foreign origin (compare H05373);

KJV Usage: (spike-)nard

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

νάρδος (G3487)

noun, f. | -ου

6.210 · Artifacts · Perfumes and Incense

oil of nard, perfume of nard an aromatic oil extracted from a plant called nard Translators normally borrow the term ‘nard’ but employ some type of classifier, for example, ‘a perfume called nard’ or ‘a sweet-smelling substance, nard.’

MRK 14:3 · JHN 12:3

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

νάρδος, νάρδου, ἡ (a Sanskrit word (cf. Fick as in Löw below); Hebrew πΕψΐγΐΜ, Son_1:12; Son_4:13 f); a. nard, the head or spike of a fragrant East Indian plant belonging to the genus Valeriana, which yields a juice of delicious odor which the ancients used (either pure or mixed) in the preparation of a most precious ointment; hence, b. nard oil or ointment; so Mar_14:3; Joh_12:3. Cf. Winer, RWB under the word Narde; Rüetschi in Herzog x., p. 203; Furrer in Schenkel, p. 286f; (Löw, Aramäische Pflanzennamen (Leip. 1881), § 316, p. 368f; Royle in Alex.'s Kitto under the word Nerd; Birdwood in the 'Bible Educator' ii. 152).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

νάρδος nardos 2x

spikenard, a species of aromatic plant with grassy leaves and a fibrous root, of which the best and strongest grows in India; in NT oil of spikenard, an oil extracted from the plant, which was highly prized and used as an ointment either pure or mixed with other substances, Mk. 14:3; Jn. 12:3*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

νάρδος, -ου, ἡ

(Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, v. Boisacq, s.v.), [in LXX: Ca 1:12 4:13, 14 (נֵרְדְּ)*;]

nard; an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment;

ointment of nard: Mk 14:3, Jo 12:3.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

νάρδος [page 422] spikenard, is found in such passages as PSI VI. 628 .7 (iii/B.C.) νάρδου ξηρᾶς μν (αῖ ) β̄ , P Oxy VIII. 1088 .49 (early i/A.D.) νάρδου (ὀβολός ), P Leid W i. 17 (ii/iii A.D.) νάρδος῎ Ινδικος , and id. ix. 10 where νάρδος is included in a list of ἐπιθύματα : cf. Mar_14:3 , Joh_12:3 . See also the adj. in Menander Fragm , p. 78, No. 274 νάρδινον (μύρον ). The word is Semitic, cf. Lewy Fremdwφrter , p. 40, and is found in Theophr. HP ix. 7. 2 ff.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

νάρδος (nardos) — nard. νάρδος, ἡ, spikenard, Nardostachys Jatamansi, [NT+4th c.BC+]; compare {ναρδόσταχυς}

2. ν. Κελτική Celtic nard, Valeriana celtica, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

3. ν. ὀρεινή or ὀρεία mountain nard, Valeriana Dioscoridis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

4. ν. Συριακή Syrian nard, Cymbopogon Iwarancusa, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

5. νάρδου ῥίζα ginger grass, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

6. ν. ἀγρία, ={ἄσαρον}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II. oil of spikenard, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]. (Semitic word, cf. Bab. lardu.)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

νάρδος, -ου, ἡ (Heb. נֵרְדְּ, both from Sanscrit narda, see Boisacq, see word), [in LXX: Sng.1:12 4:13-14 (נֵרְדְּ)* ;] nard; __(a) an Indian plant, the Nardostachys nardus jatamansi, used for the preparation of a fragrant ointment; __(b) ointment of nard: Mrk.14:3, Jhn.12:3.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

14:3

12:3

Mark 14:3

While [Jesus] was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came [with] an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar [and] poured [it] on [Jesus’] head.

John 12:3

Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, [and] she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped [them] with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.