Alabastron is a container brought with ointment, including one poured out on Jesus.

The attested use is a container associated with ointment: it is brought by a woman in Luke 7:37 and held by a woman who pours its ointment on Jesus in Matthew 26:7.

1. Container brought with ointment · dominant

   In Luke 7:37, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the woman's action of bringing a container of ointment. In Matthew 26:7, the same form occurs in the clause about a woman who has the container of expensive ointment and pours it on Jesus' head; the APB renders the phrase "an alabaster jar of expensive ointment."

   Luke 7:37Matthew 26:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as "a jar of ointment" in Luke 7:37 and "an alabaster jar of expensive ointment" in Matthew 26:7. These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise lexical distinction.