νάρδος
nardos
nard
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word νάρδος (nardos) is a term derived from the Greek lexicon. It has a short definition of "nard," a type of fragrant substance. This word appears twice in the Bible. In terms of usage, the information provided is extremely limited, suggesting that the range of usage may be confined to two specific contexts. However, we can infer that νάρδος holds some importance since it is not a ubiquitous term. Considering its appearance in the Bible, νάρδος likely pertains to an item of significance in its time and context. Without further information, we cannot pinpoint its exact meaning or purpose, but its definition as a fragrant substance indicates that it may hold some symbolic or practical value.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
John 12:3Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’s feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.