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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3031. λιβανωτός (libanótos) -- Frankincense</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3031.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/philippians/4-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3031.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3031</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3030.htm" title="3030">◄</a> 3031. libanótos <a href="../greek/3032.htm" title="3032">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">libanótos: Frankincense</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λίβανος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>libanótos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lee-ban'-o-tos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lib-an-o-tos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Frankincense<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a censer.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew word לְבוֹנָה (lebonah)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - Strong's Hebrew 3828: לְבוֹנָה (lebonah) - Refers to frankincense, used in the context of offerings and incense in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "libanótos" refers to frankincense, a fragrant resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia. In the New Testament, it is primarily associated with offerings and worship, symbolizing prayer and devotion.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Frankincense was a highly valued commodity in the ancient world, often used in religious rituals and as a luxury item. It was one of the gifts brought by the Magi to Jesus, signifying His priestly role. The use of frankincense in worship dates back to the Old Testament, where it was a key component of the incense used in the Tabernacle and Temple services.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3030.htm">libanos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>frankincense, by ext. a censer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>censer (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3031: λιβανωτός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λιβανωτός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λιβανωτοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">λίβανος</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> in secular authors, <span class="accented">frankincense,</span> the gum exuding <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">λιβάνου</span>, (<a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/9-29.htm">1 Chronicles 9:29</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Menander</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a censer</span> (which in secular authors is <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">λιβανωτις</span> (or rather <span class="greek2">λιβανωτρις</span>, cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 255)): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3, 5</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>incense, censer<p>From <a href="/greek/3030.htm">libanos</a>; frankincense, i.e. (by extension) a censer for burning it -- censer. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3030.htm">libanos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λιβανωτον λιβανωτόν λιβανωτὸν libanoton libanotón libanotòn libanōton libanōtón libanōtòn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θυσιαστηρίου ἔχων <b>λιβανωτὸν</b> χρυσοῦν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a golden <span class="itali">censer;</span> and much<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a golden <span class="itali">censer;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> altar having <span class="itali">a altar of incense</span> golden and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄγγελος τὸν <b>λιβανωτόν</b> καὶ ἐγέμισεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">the censer</span> and filled<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the angel took <span class="itali">the censer,</span> and filled<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> angel the <span class="itali">altar of incense</span> and filled<p><b><a href="/greek/3031.htm">Strong's Greek 3031</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3031.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/libano_ton_3031.htm">λιβανωτὸν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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