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John 12:3

Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὖνounThenοὖνconjunction — “Then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.ThenΜαριὰμmariamMaryΜαριάμnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the subject formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Maryλαβοῦσαlabousato takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.λίτρανlitrana poundλίτρα (litra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a pound”, the object formG3046a Roman pound, of about twelve ounces.a poundμύρουmurouof ointmentμύρον (muron)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of ointment”, the of-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.of ointmentνάρδουnardouof spikenardνάρδος (nardos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of spikenard”, the of-formG3487spikenard, a perfume made originally from a plant growing on the Himalayas.This verse uses “spikenard”.of spikenardπιστικῆςpistikēspureπιστικός (pistikos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “pure”, the of-formG4101genuine, pure (of ointment), trustworthy.This verse uses “pure”.πολυτίμουpolutimouvery costlyπολύτιμος (polutimos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “very costly”, the of-formG4186of great value, very costly, very precious.very costlyἤλειψενēleipsenand anointedἀλείφω (aleiphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and anointed”, a single actionG218I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.and anointedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.the feetτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξέμαξενexemaxenwipedἐκμάσσω (ekmassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “wiped”, a single actionG1591I wipe, wipe (off) thoroughly.wipedταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θριξὶνthrixinhairθρίξ (thrix)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hair”, the to- or for-formG2359hair (of the head or of animals).hairαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfootπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “foot”, the object formG4228the foot.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andοἰκίαoikiahouseοἰκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “house”, the subject formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.the houseἐπληρώθηeplērōthēwas filledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was filled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.was filledἐκekwithἐκpreposition — “with”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.withτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀσμῆςosmēsodourὀσμή (osmē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “odour”, the of-formG3744a smell, odor, savor.the odourτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μύρουmurouof the ointmentμύρον (muron)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the ointment”, the of-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.of the ointment

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

Darby Translation

Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Douay-Rheims

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

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