ἀλάβαστρον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀλάβαστρον • (alábastron) n (genitive ἀλᾰβάστρου); second declension

  1. alternative form of ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “globular vase without handles”)

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρον; τοῦ ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρον
tò ălắbăstron 		τὼ ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρω
tṑ ălăbắstrō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρᾰ
tằ ălắbăstră
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρου
toû ălăbắstrou 		τοῖν ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στροιν
toîn ălăbắstroin 		τῶν ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρων
tôn ălăbắstrōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρῳ
tōî ălăbắstrōi 		τοῖν ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στροιν
toîn ălăbắstroin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στροις
toîs ălăbắstrois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρον
tò ălắbăstron 		τὼ ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρω
tṑ ălăbắstrō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρᾰ
tằ ălắbăstră
Vocative ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρον
ălắbăstron 		ᾰ̓λᾰβᾰ́στρω
ălăbắstrō 		ᾰ̓λᾰ́βᾰστρᾰ
ălắbăstră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

  • The Gospel of Mark 14:3:
    Καὶ ὄντος αὐτοῦ ἐν Βηθανίᾳ, ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος τοῦ λεπροῦ, κατακειμένου αὐτοῦ, ἦλθε γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτελοῦς· καὶ συντρίψασα τὸ ἀλάβαστρον, κατέχεεν αὐτοῦ κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς.
    Kaì óntos autoû en Bēthaníāi, en tēî oikíāi Símōnos toû leproû, katakeiménou autoû, êlthe gunḕ ékhousa alábastron múrou nárdou pistikês poluteloûs; kaì suntrípsasa tò alábastron, katékheen autoû katà tês kephalês.
    • Translation by KJV
      And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

Descendants

Noun

ἀλᾰβάστρου • (alăbástrou)

  1. accusative singular of ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros)

Further reading

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