Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἀλόη, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
aloē
Simplified transliteration
aloe

Numbers

Strong's number
250
GK Number
264

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Gloss
aloes
Definition
aloe, lign-aloe, a tree which grows in India and Cochin-China, the wood of which is soft and bitter, though highly aromatic. It is used by the Orientals as a perfume; and employed for the purposes of embalming, Jn. 19:39*

Greek-English Concordance for ἀλόη

John 19:39 Nicodemus, who earlier had come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes (aloēs | ἀλόης | gen sg fem), about seventy-five pounds.

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