Strong G3744ὀσμή
aroma
- Transliteration
- osmē
- Pronunciation
- os-may'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3605; fragrance (literally or figuratively): - odour savour.
Detailed definition
ὀσμή, -ῆς, ἡ
(ὄζω), [in LXX chiefly for רֵיחַ;]
a smell, odour: Jhn.12:3; metaphorically (EV, savour), 2Co.2:14 2:16; of the effect of sacrifice (cf. נִיחוֹחַ רֵיחַ, Gen.8:21, al., see: εὐωδία), ὀ. εὐωδίας, Eph.5:2, Php.4:18.†
(AS)
(ὄζω), [in LXX chiefly for רֵיחַ;]
a smell, odour: Jhn.12:3; metaphorically (EV, savour), 2Co.2:14 2:16; of the effect of sacrifice (cf. נִיחוֹחַ רֵיחַ, Gen.8:21, al., see: εὐωδία), ὀ. εὐωδίας, Eph.5:2, Php.4:18.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3744 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- savour3
- odour2
First verses
- John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
- 2 Corinthians 2:16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
- Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
- Philippians 4:18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀσμ-ή, ἡ,
Attic dialect form of the older ὀδμή (see. near the end), smell, odour, frequently of foul smells, δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.415)]; πικρὸν ἀποπνείουσαι ἁλὸς.. ὀδμήν, of seals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.406; ὀδμὰ.. κατὰ χῶρον κίδναται 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 129.6; ὀσμὴ βροτείων αἱμάτων 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 253)]; ὀσμὴν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ (i.e. τοῦ νεκροῦ).. πεφευγότες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 412; κακὴ ὀσμή [prev. author] “Ph.” 891: _plural_, βυρσῶν ὀσμὰς δεινάς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 753; ὀσμαὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτοί 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.87, etc.)]; but also of fragrant odours, ὡς καλὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 153, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 1124; οἴνου ὀ. 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 222.4, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 98.4)]: hence, scent, perfume, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.4, 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 2.38)]; on ὀ. as affecting the sense,[Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Sensu” 440b28f, “de An.” 421a7f, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.1.1f)]
II the sense of smell, ={ὄσφρησις}, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 11, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)] —The older form ὀδμή (compare ὄδωδα, ὄζ-ω, od-or) is alone used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, and 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus)]; it occurs also in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 115 (Lyric poetry), 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus)] [same place], and in later Prose, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.14.1, +others, 3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 63 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, Diocl.fragment 129, 1st c.AD: Anonymus Londinensis 34.38, etc.)]; but ὀσμή is Attic dialect accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 71)]; also Ionic dialect, [Refs (Hippon.in “PSI” 9.1089.11.)]
Attic dialect form of the older ὀδμή (see. near the end), smell, odour, frequently of foul smells, δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.415)]; πικρὸν ἀποπνείουσαι ἁλὸς.. ὀδμήν, of seals, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.406; ὀδμὰ.. κατὰ χῶρον κίδναται 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 129.6; ὀσμὴ βροτείων αἱμάτων 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 253)]; ὀσμὴν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ (i.e. τοῦ νεκροῦ).. πεφευγότες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 412; κακὴ ὀσμή [prev. author] “Ph.” 891: _plural_, βυρσῶν ὀσμὰς δεινάς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 753; ὀσμαὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτοί 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.87, etc.)]; but also of fragrant odours, ὡς καλὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 153, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 1124; οἴνου ὀ. 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 222.4, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 98.4)]: hence, scent, perfume, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.4, 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 2.38)]; on ὀ. as affecting the sense,[Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Sensu” 440b28f, “de An.” 421a7f, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.1.1f)]
II the sense of smell, ={ὄσφρησις}, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 11, 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus)] —The older form ὀδμή (compare ὄδωδα, ὄζ-ω, od-or) is alone used by [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, and 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus)]; it occurs also in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 115 (Lyric poetry), 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus)] [same place], and in later Prose, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.14.1, +others, 3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 63 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus, Diocl.fragment 129, 1st c.AD: Anonymus Londinensis 34.38, etc.)]; but ὀσμή is Attic dialect accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 71)]; also Ionic dialect, [Refs (Hippon.in “PSI” 9.1089.11.)]