Strong's G3464 · Greek
μύρον
muron · /moo'-ron/
Definition
probably of foreign origin (compare 4753, 4666); "myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil:--ointment.
KJV: ointment
Root / derivation: probably of foreign origin (compare 4753, 4666)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered μύρον across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew3 verses
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Matthew 26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
Matthew 26:12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Mark2 verses
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. spikenard: or, pure nard, or, liquid nard
Mark 14:4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Luke4 verses
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Luke 23:56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
John3 verses
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
John 12:5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3464 (muron) mean?
probably of foreign origin (compare 4753, 4666); "myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil:--ointment.
How many times does G3464 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3464 (μύρον) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “ointment.”
How is muron translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3464 is rendered as “ointment” (12×), “ointments” (2×).
Where does the Greek word μύρον come from?
probably of foreign origin (compare 4753, 4666)