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
Original language and places
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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.
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὖνoun“Therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ΜαριὰμMariam“Mary”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137J
- λαβοῦσαlabousa“having taken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- λίτρανlitran“a litra”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from λίτρα · “pound” · Strong's G3046
- μύρουmurou“of fragrant oil”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
- νάρδουnardou“of nard”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from νάρδος · “nard” · Strong's G3487
- πιστικῆςpistikēs“pure”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πιστικός · “pure” · Strong's G4101
- πολυτίμουpolutimou“of great price”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύτιμος · “valuable” · Strong's G4186
- ἤλειψενēleipsen“anointed”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀλείφω · “to anoint” · Strong's G0218
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόδαςpodas“feet”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐξέμαξενexemaxen“wiped”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκμάσσω · “to wipe off” · Strong's G1591
- ταῖςtais“with the”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θριξὶνthrixin“hair”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from θρίξ · “hair” · Strong's G2359
- αὐτῆςautēs“of her”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόδαςpodas“feet”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
- αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- οἰκίαoikia“house”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “home” · Strong's G3614G
- ἐπληρώθηeplērōthē“was filled”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
- ἐκek“with”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀσμῆςosmēs“fragrance”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὀσμή · “aroma” · Strong's G3744
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)