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Luke 7:37

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “And” (καὶ) before she having here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “reclines back” (κατάκειται) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “reclines” (ἀνάκειται) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdγυνὴgunēa womanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “a woman”.a womanἥτιςhētiswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πόλειpoleicityπόλις (polis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “city”, the to- or for-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlossinfulἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “sinful”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “sinful”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπιγνοῦσαepignousato come to knowἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to come to know”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.This verse uses “come to know”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.κατάκειταιkatakeitaito reclineκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to recline”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2621I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).This verse uses “recline”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίᾳoikiahouseοἰκίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “house”, the to- or for-formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.houseτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαίουpharisaiouPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Pharisee”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.κομίσασαkomisasabroughtκομίζω (komizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “brought”, a single actionG2865(a) act: I convey, bring, carry, (b) mid: I receive back, receive what has belonged to myself but has been lost, or else promised but kept back, or: I get what has come to be my own by earning, recover.broughtἀλάβαστρονalabastronan alabaster boxἀλάβαστρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “an alabaster box”, the object formG211a phial or bottle of perfumed ointment, usually of alabaster.an alabaster boxμύρουmurouof ointmentμύρον (muron)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of ointment”, the of-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.of ointment

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ἀνάκειταιanakeitaiJesus sat at meatἀνακεῖμαι (anakeimai)verb, present middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “Jesus sat at meat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG345I recline, especially at a dinner-table.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

World English Bible

Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

Darby Translation

and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

Douay-Rheims

And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment;

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