ἀλάβαστρον
alábastron
“properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
can be masculine, feminine (2x), or neuter (ἀλάβαστρον, 2x), an alabaster vase, Mk. 14:3 (2x); 26:7; Lk. 7:37*
Translated in KJV as
(alabaster) box
Etymology
neuter of (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone;
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