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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου βαρυτίμου καὶ κατέχεεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου.
- προσῆλθενprosēlthen“came”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
- αὐτῷautō“to Him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- γυνὴgunē“a woman”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
- ἔχουσαechousa“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- ἀλάβαστρονalabastron“an alabaster flask”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “jar” · Strong's G0211
- μύρουmurou“of fragrant oil”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μύρον · “ointment” · Strong's G3464
- βαρυτίμουbarutimou“very costly”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from βαρύτιμος · “expensive” · Strong's G0927
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κατέχεενkatecheen“poured [it]”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταχέω · “to pour” · Strong's G2708
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κεφαλῆςkephalēs“head”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κεφαλή · “head” · Strong's G2776
- αὐτοῦautou“when he”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- 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)