A-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g2368 | Greek: thumiama |
Incense (Burn):
denotes "fragrant stuff for burning, incense" (from thuo, "to offer in sacrifice"), Luk 1:10, 11; in the plural, Rev 5:8; 18:13, RV (AV, "odors"); Rev 8:3, 4, signifying "frankincense" here. In connection with the tabenacle, the "incense" was to be prepared from stacte, onycha, and galbanum, with pure frankincense, an equal weight of each; imitation for private use was forbidden, Exd 30:34-38.
See ODOR. Cp. thumiaterion, "a censer," Hbr 9:4, and libanos, "frankincense," Rev 18:13; see FRANKINCENSE.
B-1 | Verb | Strong's Number: g2370 | Greek: thumiao |
Incense (Burn):
"to burn incense" (see A), is found in Luk 1:9.
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