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ἀλάβαστρον

Transliteration alabastron		Pronunciation ä-lä'-bä-stron (Key)
Part of Speech masculine noun		Root Word (Etymology) From alabastros (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone
TDNT Reference n/a	Vines View Entry

1) a box made of alabaster in which unguents are preserved

The ancients considered alabaster to be the best material in which to preserve their ointments. Breaking the box, probably means breaking the seal of the box.

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Strong's Number G211 matches the Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron), which occurs 1 time in 1 verse in Luk of the Greek concordance of the KJV
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Luk 7:37

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 box²¹¹ of ointment,

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Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for alabastron (Strong's 211)". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2013. 18 May 2013. < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
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