Dictionary entry

λίβανος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λίβανος, -ου, ὁ

(rarely ἡ), (from the Semitic; cf. the Heb. equiv.), [in LXX for לְבֹנָהEx 30:34, Is 60:6, Si 24:15, al.;]

1. in cl., the frankincense-tree.

2. (Occas. in cl.) frankincense (so Le 2:1; cf. λιβανωτός): Mt 2:11, Re 18:13.†