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Strong's G759 ἄρωμα (aroma)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H759 — armon (“castle”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G759
Language Greek
Linked Usages 22
Books 10

Strong's G759 Quick Answer

Strong's G759 ἄρωμα (aroma) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. aroma (ar'-o-mah) n. 1. an aromatic [from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent)] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include sweet. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
aroma (ar'-o-mah) n. 1. an aromatic [from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent)]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
sweet

Meaning and Definition

aroma (ar'-o-mah) n. 1. an aromatic [from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent)] KJV: (sweet) spice Root(s): G142

Original Word
ἄρωμα
Transliteration
aroma
Derivation
Root: αἴρω R1: 142
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G759. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G759 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render aroma, 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.

sweet Mark 16:1

How Strong's G759 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, 1 Enoch, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 15 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 G759 (ἄρωμα) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G759 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 G759 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 16:1 KJV

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Luke 23:56 KJV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Luke 24:1 KJV

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

Strong's G759 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

4 Kingdoms 20:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And Hezekiah rejoiced at them, and showed all the house of his spices, the silver and the gold, the spices, and the fine oil, and the armory, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house, and in all his dominion.

1 Chronicles 9:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

1 Chronicles 9:30 Septuagint / Brenton

And some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare the spices.

Strong's G759 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

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.

Strong's G759 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 24:4 Septuagint / Brenton

in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever:

1 Enoch 31:3 Septuagint / Brenton

of stacte, being like almond-trees. And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G759.

4 Kingdoms 20:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah rejoiced at them, and showed all the house of his spices, the silver and the gold, the spices, and the fine oil, and the armory, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house, and in all his dominion.
1 Chronicles 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them were appointed over the furniture, and over all the holy vessels, and over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
1 Chronicles 9:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare the spices.
2 Chronicles 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the queen of Sheba heard of the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and she had camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind.
2 Chronicles 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: and there were not anywhere else such spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 16:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they buried him in the sepulcher which he had dug for himself in the city of David, and they laid him on a bed, and filled it with spices and all kinds of perfumes of the apothecaries; and they made for him a very great funeral.
2 Chronicles 32:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hezekiah had wealth and very great glory: and he made for himself treasuries of gold, and silver, and precious stones, also for spices, and stores for arms, and for precious vessels;
Esther 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now this was the time for a virgin to go in to the king, when she should have fulfilled twelve months; for so are the days of purification fulfilled, six months while they are anointing themselves with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices and women’s purifications.
Song of Solomon 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: Thy name is ointment poured forth; Therefore do the young maidens love thee.
Song of Solomon 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! How much more beautiful are thy breasts than wine, And the smell of thy garments than all spices!
Song of Solomon 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; And blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out.
Song of Solomon 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my kinsman come down into his garden, And eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; Yea, brethren, drink abundantly.
Song of Solomon 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: His lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.
Song of Solomon 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, To feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Away, my kinsman, and be like a doe Or a fawn on the mountains of spices.
Mark 16:1 New Testament, KJV
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
Luke 23:56 New Testament, KJV
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Luke 24:1 New Testament, KJV
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
John 19:40 New Testament, KJV
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
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.
1 Enoch 24:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever:
1 Enoch 31:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
of stacte, being like almond-trees. And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G759, grouped by book.

4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G759 FAQ

What does aroma (ἄρωμα) mean?

Aroma (Strong's G759) is a Greek word most simply glossed "aromatic". aroma (ar'-o-mah) n. 1. an aromatic [from G142 (in the sense of sending off scent)]

How many times is aroma (ἄρωμα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G759 across 10 books.

Where can I study aroma (ἄρωμα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G759 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate aroma (ἄρωμα)?

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

Does Strong's G759 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G759, with linked reader references where each row is available.