Luke 7:37

When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
Luke 7:37
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Original language and places

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)

καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός. καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα ὅτι κατάκειται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ Φαρισαίου, κομίσασα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  3. γυνὴgunē“a woman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  4. ἥτιςhētis“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅστις · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  5. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  7. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πόλειpolei“city”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  9. ἁμαρτωλός.hamartōlos“a sinner.”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  10. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ἐπιγνοῦσαepignousa“she having known”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐπιγινώσκω · “to come to know” · Strong's G1921
  12. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  13. κατάκειταιkatakeitai“reclines back”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατάκειμαι · “to recline” · Strong's G2621
  14. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. οἰκίᾳoikia“house”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
  17. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. Φαρισαίου,Pharisaiou“Pharisee,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  19. κομίσασαkomisasa“having taken”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from κομίζω · “to bring/be repaid” · Strong's G2865
  20. ἀλάβαστρονalabastron“an alabaster flask”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “jar” · Strong's G0211
  21. μύρουmurou“of fragrant 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)