θυμίαμαthymíama
an aroma, i.e. fragrant powder burnt in religious service; by implication, the burning itself
Greek (New Testament) · G2368
Meanings
fragrant stuff for burning, incense: ἡ ὥρα τοῦ θ., Luke 1:10; θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θ. (Exodus 30:27, and elsewhere), Luke 1:11; plural, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 8:3, Revelation 8:4, Revelation 18:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
- Luke 1:11 While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.
- Revelation 5:8 And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.
- Revelation 8:3 Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
- Revelation 8:4 The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
- Revelation 18:13 She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies—that is, human slaves.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.