“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”John 12:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
διὰ τί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς;
- διὰdia“Because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τίti“why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τὸto“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μύρονmuron“fragrant oil”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐπράθηeprathē“was sold”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πιπράσκω · “to sell” · Strong's G4097
- τριακοσίωνtriakosiōn“for three hundred”Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from τριακόσιοι · “three hundred” · Strong's G5145
- δηναρίωνdēnariōn“denarii”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δηνάριον · “denarius” · Strong's G1220
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐδόθηedothē“given”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- πτωχοῖς;ptōchois“to [the] poor?”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)