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spice: Mark 16:1, Luke 23:56, Luke 24:1, John 19:40.

Greek (New Testament) · G759

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 16:1 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
  • Luke 23:56 Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.
  • Luke 24:1 But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
  • John 19:40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.