Matthew 26:7

a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
Matthew 26:7
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Original language (Greek)

προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου βαρυτίμου καὶ κατέχεεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου.

  1. προσῆλθενprosēlthen“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
  2. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. γυνὴgunē“a woman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  4. ἔχουσαechousa“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  5. ἀλάβαστρονalabastron“an alabaster flask”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “jar” · Strong's G0211
  6. μύρουmurou“of fragrant oil”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
  7. βαρυτίμουbarutimou“very costly”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from βαρύτιμος · “expensive” · Strong's G0927
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. κατέχεενkatecheen“poured [it]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταχέω · “to pour” · Strong's G2708
  10. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  11. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κεφαλῆςkephalēs“head”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κεφαλή · “head” · Strong's G2776
  13. αὐτοῦautou“when he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἀνακειμένου.anakeimenou“is reclining.”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀνάκειμαι · “to recline” · Strong's G0345
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)