σμύρνα, frequently written
ζμύρνα as in [
Refs 3rd c.BC+],
myrrh, the gum of an Arabian tree,
Balsamodendron Myrrha (itself called σμύρνα [
Refs 2nd c.AD+], used for embalming the dead, [
NT+5th c.BC+]; called σμύρνης ἱδρώς by [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; burnt as incense, βωμὸς ἀτμίζων πυρὶ σμύρνης σταλαγμούς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑποθυμιῆν σ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; used as an unguent or salve, σμύρνῃ κατάλειπτος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
Indian bdellium, Balsamodendron Mukul, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
môrâh; compare κιννάμωμον.)