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Word study · Greek

osmḗ

fragrance, smell

Say it: os-MAY (approximate)

ὀσμή

What it means

A smell, especially a sweet one (incense in a triumphal procession, or sacrifice). In 2:14-16 Paul says believers are "the aroma of Christ" to God: for those being saved, a fragrance of life, and for those perishing, a smell of death.

Range of meaning

  • FragranceA pleasant smell.
  • OdorAny smell.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 2

    "The sweet aroma of the knowledge of him" (2:14-16).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3744 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources