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Strong's #2368 - θυμίαμα
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- an aromatic substance burnt, incense
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θῡμί-ᾱμα,
Ion. θῡμί-ημα, ατος, τό,
1. incense, Hdt. 1.198, Amphis 27, PTeb. 112.22 (ii B.C.), Phld. Vit. p.37J.; name of a particular kind (perh.= ἀμμωνιακόν), Edict.Diocl, in Ἀθηνᾶ 18.6 (Tegea): usu. in pl., fragrant stuffs for burning, Hdt. 2.130, 7.54, S. OT 4, Ar. Av. 1716, Pl. R. 373c, IG 5(2).514 (Lycosura), Revelation 5:8; -ιάματα ἑρπετῶν fumigations, Philum. Ven. 6 tit.
2. stuff for embalming, Hdt. 2.86, 4.71.
θυμίαμα, θυμιάματος, τό (θυμιάω), the Sept. mostly for קְטֹרֶת, an aromatic substance burnt, incense: generally in plural, Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3; Revelation 18:13; ἡ ὥρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, when the incense is burned, Luke 1:10; θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θυμιάματος, Luke 1:11. (Sophocles, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Plato, Diodorus, Josephus; the Sept..)
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θυμίαμα , -τος , τό
(< θυμιάω ),
[in LXX chiefly for H7004;]
fragrant stuff for burning, incense: ἡ ὥρα τοῦ θ ., Luke 1:10; θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θ . (Exodus 30:27, al.), Luke 1:11; pl., Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3-4; Revelation 18:13.†
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The subst. is found several times in the Ptolemaic papyri, e.g. P Leid Ciii. 13 (= I. p. 93), Ti. 14 (= I . p. 112) al., P Tebt I. 112.22 (B.C. 112) θυμιάματος ε ̄. In BGU I. 1.10 (iii/ A.D.) the editor reads εἰς θυσίας καὶ [ἐπι ]θυμ [ιάμ (ατα) ?, but Wilcken Chrest. I. p. 122 has [ ?]θυμ [ιάματα ]. The word also occurs in the Arcadian inscr. Syll 939.15 ff. along with words of similar reference—ἀγάλμα [τι ], μάκων [σ ]ι λευκαῖς, λυχνίοις, θυμιάμασιν, [ζ ]μύρναι, ἀρώμασιν.
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