3460. Mura
Strong's Lexicon
Mura: Myrrh

Original Word: Μύρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: Mura
Pronunciation: MOO-rah
Phonetic Spelling: (moo'-rah)
Definition: Myrrh
Meaning: Myra, a port in Lycia, south-west Asia Minor.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word μύρον (myron), meaning "ointment" or "perfume."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4753 (מור, mor): Refers to myrrh in the Old Testament, used in similar contexts of anointing and embalming.

Usage: In the New Testament, "Mura" refers to myrrh, a valuable resin used as a perfume, incense, and in embalming. It is often associated with gifts, anointing, and burial practices. Myrrh was one of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Magi, symbolizing His future suffering and death.

Cultural and Historical Background: Myrrh is a gum resin extracted from the Commiphora myrrha tree, native to regions such as Arabia and East Africa. In ancient times, it was highly prized for its aromatic qualities and medicinal properties. Myrrh was used in religious rituals, as a fragrance, and for embalming the dead, highlighting its significance in both daily life and spiritual practices.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Myra, a city of Lycia
NASB Translation
Myra (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3460: Μύρα

Μύρα (L T Tr WH Μύρρα (Tr Μύρρα see Rho) (cf. Tdf. on Acts as below and WH's Appendix, p. 160)), μύρων, τά, Myra, a city on the coast (or rather, some two miles and a half (20 stadia) distant from it) of Lycia, a maritime region of Asia Minor between Caria and Pamphylia (B. D. under the word ; Lewin, St. Paul, ii., 186f): Acts 27:5.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Myra.

Of uncertain derivation; Myra, a place in Asia Minor -- Myra.

Forms and Transliterations
Μύρα μυρεψικά μυρεψικόν μυρεψικού μυρεψικών μυρεψοί μυρεψού μυρεψούς μυρεψών Μυρρα Μύρρα mura Myra Mýra
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 27:5 N-ANP
GRK: κατήλθομεν εἰς Μύρα τῆς Λυκίας
NAS: we landed at Myra in Lycia.
KJV: we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.
INT: we came to Myra of Lycia

Strong's Greek 3460
1 Occurrence


Μύρα — 1 Occ.















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