John 12:5

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
John 12:5
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Original language (Greek)

διὰ τί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς;

  1. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τίti“why”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  3. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  4. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. μύρονmuron“fragrant oil”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
  6. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  7. ἐπράθηeprathē“was sold”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πιπράσκω · “to sell” · Strong's G4097
  8. τριακοσίωνtriakosiōn“for three hundred”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from τριακόσιοι · “three hundred” · Strong's G5145
  9. δηναρίωνdēnariōn“denarii”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δηνάριον · “denarius” · Strong's G1220
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ἐδόθηedothē“given”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  12. 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)