Topic
Apothecary
9 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 30:25Easton · ISBE · Nave A compounder of drugs
And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
- Exodus 37:29Easton · ISBE · Nave A compounder of drugs
¶ And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1Easton · ISBE · Nave Ointment of
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
- Exodus 30:35ISBE · Nave A compounder of drugs
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
- 2 Chronicles 16:14ISBE · Nave A compounder of drugs
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
- Nehemiah 3:8ISBE · Nave A compounder of drugs
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
- 1 Samuel 8:13Easton
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:8ISBE
Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 49:1ISBE
The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Rendered in the margin and the Revised Version “perfumer,” in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered “confectionaries” in 1 Sam. 8:13.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
a-poth'-e-ka-ri: Found in English Versions of the Bible eight times in the Old Testament and Apocrypha for Hebrew word rendered more accurately "perfumer" by the Revised Version (British and American) in Ex 30:25,35; 37:29; Ec 10:1; though inconsistently retained elsewhere (2Ch 16:14 the English Revised Version; Ne 3:8 the English Revised Version (compare the margin); Sirach 38:8; 49:1). See PERFUMER.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.