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Strong's G3030 λίβανος (libanos)

Libanos means “frankincense” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3030 — yidalah (“Idalah”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3030
Language Greek
Linked Usages 26
Books 13

Strong's G3030 Quick Answer

Strong's G3030 λίβανος (libanos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. libanos (lib'-an-os) n. 1. the incense-tree (frankincence) 2. (by implication) frankincense itself It has 26 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include frankincense. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
libanos (lib'-an-os) n. 1. the incense-tree (frankincence) 2. (by implication) frankincense itself
Usage
26 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
frankincense

Meaning and Definition

libanos (lib'-an-os) n. 1. the incense-tree (frankincence) 2. (by implication) frankincense itself [of foreign origin (H3828)] KJV: frankincense Root(s): H3828

Original Word
λίβανος
Transliteration
libanos
Derivation
Root: לְבוֹנָה לֶבוֹנָה R1: 3828
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3030. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

frankincense

Usage: λίβανος, -ου, ὁ (rarely ἡ), (from the Semitic; cf. the Heb. equiv.), [in LXX for לְבוֹנָה Exo.30:34, Isa.60:6; Sir.24:15, al. ;] __1. in cl., the frankincense-tree. __2. (Occas. in cl.) frankincense (so Lev.2:1; cf. λιβανωτός): Mat.2:11, Rev.18:13.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3030 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render libanos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

frankincense Matthew 2:11

How Strong's G3030 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3030 (λίβανος) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3030 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3030 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 2:11 KJV

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

Revelation 18:13 KJV

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

Strong's G3030 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 30:34 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself sweet herbs, stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each.

Leviticus 2:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And if a soul bring a gift, a sacrifice to the Lord, his gift shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.

Leviticus 2:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron: and having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: it is a sacrifice, an odor of sweet savor to the Lord.

Strong's G3030 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

3 Maccabees 5:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Hermon, who had filled his merciless elephants with copious draughts of mingled wine and frankincense, came early to the palace to certify the king thereof.

Wisdom of Sirach 24:15 Septuagint / Brenton

I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, And I yielded a pleasant odor like the best myrrh, As galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

Wisdom of Sirach 39:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And give ye a sweet savor as frankincense, And flourish as a lily, Send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, Bless the Lord in all his works.

Strong's G3030 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 13:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in

Usage Excerpts

First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3030.

Exodus 30:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself sweet herbs, stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there shall be an equal weight of each.
Leviticus 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a soul bring a gift, a sacrifice to the Lord, his gift shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and shall put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
Leviticus 2:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall bring it to the priests the sons of Aaron: and having taken from it a handful of the fine flour with the oil, and all its frankincense, then the priest shall put the memorial of it on the altar: it is a sacrifice, an odor of sweet savor to the Lord.
Leviticus 2:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt pour oil upon it, and shalt put frankincense on it: it is a sacrifice.
Leviticus 2:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall offer the memorial of it taken from the grains with the oil, and all its frankincense: it is a burnt offering to the Lord.
Leviticus 5:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he cannot afford a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then shall he bring as his gift for his sin, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not pour oil upon it, nor shall he put frankincense upon it, because it is a sin offering.
Leviticus 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour of the sacrifice with its oil, and with all its frankincense, which are upon the sacrifice; and he shall offer up on the altar a burnt offering as a sweet-smelling savor, a memorial of it to the Lord.
Leviticus 24:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall put on each row pure frankincense and salt; and these things shall be for loaves for a memorial, set forth before the Lord.
Numbers 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring his gift for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal: he shall not pour oil upon it, neither shall he put frankincense upon it; for it is a sacrifice of jealousy, a sacrifice of memorial, recalling sin to remembrance.
Nehemiah 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
Nehemiah 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
Song of Solomon 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is this that comes up from the wilderness As pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the perfumer?
Isaiah 43:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast not brought me the sheep of thy whole burnt offering; neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with sacrifices, neither have I wearied thee with frankincense.
Isaiah 60:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the camels of Midian and Ephah shall cover thee: all from Sheba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.
Isaiah 66:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the transgressor that sacrifices a calf to me, is as he that kills a dog; and he that offers fine flour, as one that offers swine’s blood; he that gives frankincense for a memorial, is as a blasphemer. Yet they have chosen their own ways, and their soul has delighted in their abominations.
Jeremiah 6:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore do ye bring me frankincense from Sheba, and cinnamon from a land afar off? your whole burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices have not been pleasant to me.
Jeremiah 17:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And men shall come out of the cities of Judah, and from round about Jerusalem, and out of the land of Benjamin, and out of the plain country, and from the hill country, and from the south country, bringing whole burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and incense, and manna, and frankincense, bringing praise to the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that there came men from Shechem, and from Salem, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and beating their breasts, and they had manna and frankincense in their hands, to bring them into the house of the Lord.
Matthew 2:11 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
Revelation 18:13 New Testament, KJV
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
3 Maccabees 5:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Hermon, who had filled his merciless elephants with copious draughts of mingled wine and frankincense, came early to the palace to certify the king thereof.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, And I yielded a pleasant odor like the best myrrh, As galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
Wisdom of Sirach 39:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And give ye a sweet savor as frankincense, And flourish as a lily, Send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, Bless the Lord in all his works.
Wisdom of Sirach 50:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As fire and incense in the censer, And as a vessel of beaten gold Set with all manner of precious stones:
Baruch 1:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, Behold, we have sent you money to buy you burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare ye manna, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God;
1 Enoch 13:9 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And when I awaked, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3030, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3030 FAQ

What does libanos (λίβανος) mean?

Libanos (Strong's G3030) is a Greek word most simply glossed "frankincense". libanos (lib'-an-os) n. 1. the incense-tree (frankincence) 2. (by implication) frankincense itself

How many times is libanos (λίβανος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's G3030 across 13 books.

Where can I study libanos (λίβανος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3030 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate libanos (λίβανος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as frankincense. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3030 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 18 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3030, with linked reader references where each row is available.