John 12:3

Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
John 12:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἡ οὖν Μαριὰμ λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου ἤλειψεν τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξεν ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου.

  1. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. οὖνoun“Therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ΜαριὰμMariam“Mary”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137J
  4. λαβοῦσαlabousa“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  5. λίτρανlitran“a litra”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from λίτρα · “pound” · Strong's G3046
  6. μύρουmurou“of fragrant oil”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
  7. νάρδουnardou“of nard”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from νάρδος · “nard” · Strong's G3487
  8. πιστικῆςpistikēs“pure”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πιστικός · “pure” · Strong's G4101
  9. πολυτίμουpolutimou“of great price”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύτιμος · “valuable” · Strong's G4186
  10. ἤλειψενēleipsen“anointed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀλείφω · “to anoint” · Strong's G0218
  11. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. πόδαςpodas“feet”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
  13. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἐξέμαξενexemaxen“wiped”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκμάσσω · “to wipe off” · Strong's G1591
  17. ταῖςtais“with the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θριξὶνthrixin“hair”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from θρίξ · “hair” · Strong's G2359
  19. αὐτῆςautēs“of her”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. πόδαςpodas“feet”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
  22. αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  23. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  25. οἰκίαoikia“house”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “home” · Strong's G3614G
  26. ἐπληρώθηeplērōthē“was filled”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
  27. ἐκek“with”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  28. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. ὀσμῆςosmēs“fragrance”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὀσμή · “aroma” · Strong's G3744
  30. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. μύρου.murou“oil.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)