Lexical Summary arōma: a spice Original Word: ἄρωμαTransliteration: arōma Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-o-mah) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: a spice Meaning: a spice Strong's Concordance sweet spice. From airo (in the sense of sending off scent); an aromatic -- (sweet) spice. see GREEK airo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 759: ἄρωμαἄρωμα, ἀρώματος, τό (from ἈΡΩ to prepare, whence ἀρτύω to season; (others connect it with the root ar (ἀρόω), to plow (cf. Genesis 27:27); others besides)), spice, perfume: Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56; Luke 24:1; John 19:40. (2 Kings 20:13; Esther 2:12; Song of Solomon 4:10, 16. (Hippocrates), Xenophon, Theophrastus, and subsequent writings.) |