"an aromatic substance, spice, etc., Mk. 16:1; Lk. 23:56; 24:1; Jn. 19:40*"
Definition and meaning
an aromatic substance, spice, etc., Mk. 16:1; Lk. 23:56; 24:1; Jn. 19:40*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄρωμα
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aroma (G759) across the King James Bible.
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.
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
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.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G759 (aroma) is a Greek word that means: an aromatic substance, spice, etc., Mk. 16:1; Lk. 23:56; 24:1; Jn. 19:40* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word aroma (G759) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G759 is aroma, a Greek word defined as: an aromatic substance, spice, etc., Mk. 16:1; Lk. 23:56; 24:1; Jn. 19:40*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aroma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.