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Webster 1913 Edition

Stacte

Stac′te

(stăk′tē̍)
,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
στακτή
, strictly fem. of
στακτόσ
oozing out in drops, fr.
στάζειν
to drop.]
One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in the preparation of incense. It was perhaps an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
Ex. xxx. 34.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stacte

STACTE

,
Noun.
[L., Gr.] A fatty resinous liquid matter, of the nature of liquid myrrh, very odoriferous and highly valued. But it is said we have none but what is adulterated, and what is so called is liquid storax.

Definition 2024

stacte

stacte

English

Noun

stacte ‎(uncountable)

  1. One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense; possibly an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
    And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Exodus 30:34, Douay-Rheims-Challoner translation

Latin

Noun

stactē f ‎(genitive stactēs); first declension

  1. Alternative form of stacta

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
nominative stactē stactae
genitive stactēs stactārum
dative stactae stactīs
accusative stactēn stactās
ablative stactē stactīs
vocative stactē stactae

Etymology

Latin , from Ancient Greek στακτή ‎(staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός ‎(staktós, “oozing out in drops”).

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