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(
"$
, 3464), a word derived by the ancients from
$
, “to flow,” or from
$
, “myrrh-oil” (it is probably of foreign origin; see
MYRRH
). The “ointment” is
mentioned in the NT in connection with the anointing of the Lord on the occasions
recorded in Matt. 26:7, 9, 12; Mark 14:3-4; Luke 7:37-38, 46; John 11:2; 12:3 (twice), 5.
The alabaster cruse mentioned in the passages in Matthew, Mark and Luke was the best
of its kind, and the spikenard was one of the costliest of perfumes. “Ointments” were
used in preparing a body for burial, Luke 23:56 (“ointments”). Of the act of the woman
mentioned in Matt. 26:6-13, the Lord said, “she did it to prepare Me for burial”; her
devotion led her to antedate the customary ritual after death, by showing both her
affection and her understanding of what was impending. For the use of the various kinds
of “ointments” as articles of commerce, see Rev. 18:13.¶
OLD
A. Adjectives.
1.
(
$
, 744), “original, ancient” (from
, “a beginning”: Eng.,
“archaic,” “archaeology,” etc.), is used (a) of persons belonging to a former age,“(to)
them of old time,” Matt. 5:21, 33,
RV
; in some mss. v. 27; the
RV
rendering is right; not
ancient teachers are in view; what was said to them of old time was “to be both
recognized in its significance and estimated in its temporary limitations, Christ intending
His words to be regarded not as an abrogation, but a deepening and fulfilling” (Cremer);
of prophets, Luke 9:8, 19; (b) of time long gone by, Acts 15:21; (c) of days gone by in a
person’s experience, Acts 15:7, “a good while ago,” lit., “from old (days),” i.e., from the
first days onward in the sense of originality, not age; (d) of Mnason, “an early disciple,”
Acts 21:16,
RV
, not referring to age, but to his being one of the first who had accepted the
gospel from the beginning of its proclamation; (e) of things which are “old” in relation to
the new, earlier things in contrast to things present, 2 Cor. 5:17, i.e., of what
characterized and conditioned the time previous to conversion in a believer’s experience,
RV
, “they are become new,” i.e., they have taken on a new complexion and are viewed in
an entirely different way; (f) of the world (i.e., the inhabitants of the world) just previous
to the Flood, 2 Pet. 2:5; (g) of the Devil, as “that old serpent,” Rev. 12:9; 20:2, “old,” not
in age, but as characterized for a long period by the evils indicated.¶
Note:
For the difference between this and No. 2, see below.
2.
(
, 3820), akin to C, No. 1 (Eng., “paleontology,” etc.), “of what is
of long duration, old in years,” etc., a garment, wine (in contrast to
; see
NEW
), Matt.
9:16:17; Mark 2:21-22 (twice); Luke 5:36-37, 39 (twice); of the treasures of divine truth,
Matt. 13:52 (compared with
: see
NEW
); of what belongs to the past, e.g., the
believer’s former self before his conversion, his “old man,” “old” because it has been
superseded by that which is new, Rom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22 (in contrast to
); Col. 3:9 (in
contrast to
); of the covenant in connection with the Law, 2 Cor. 3:14; of leaven,
metaphorical of moral evil, 1 Cor. 5:7, 8 (in contrast to
); of that which was given
long ago and remains in force, an “old” commandment, 1 John 2:7 (twice), that which
was familiar and well known in contrast to that which is fresh (
).¶