Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?Mark 14:4
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)
ἦσαν δέ τινες ἀγανακτοῦντες πρὸς ἑαυτούς εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη τοῦ μύρου γέγονεν;
- ἦσανēsan“Were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- δέde“now”Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τινεςtines“some”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
- ἀγανακτοῦντεςaganaktountes“indignant”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀγανακτέω · “be indignant” · Strong's G0023
- πρὸςpros“within”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ἑαυτούςhe'autous“themselves”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- εἰςeis“To”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τίti“why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀπώλειαapōleia“waste”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “destruction” · Strong's G0684
- αὕτηhautē“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μύρουmurou“fragrant oil”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
- γέγονεν;gegonen“has been made?”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)