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Luke 7:38

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andστᾶσαstasastoodἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “stood”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.stoodὀπίσωopisōbehindὀπίσωadverb — “behind”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “behind”.behindπαρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.feetαὐτοῦautouof herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of herκλαίουσαklaiousato weepκλαίω (klaiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to weep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.This verse uses “weep”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δάκρυσινdakrusinteardropδάκρυον (dakruon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “teardrop”, the to- or for-formG1144a tear.ἤρξατοērxatobe firstἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be first”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.βρέχεινbrecheinto rain downβρέχω (brechō)verb, present active infinitive — “to rain down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1026I moisten, rain, send rain.This verse uses “rain”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.feetαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andταῖςtaistheὁ (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).τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλῆςkephalēsheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “head”, the of-formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐξέμασσενexemassento wipe offἐκμάσσω (ekmassō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to wipe off”, an ongoing action in the pastG1591I wipe, wipe (off) thoroughly.This verse uses “wipe”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κατεφίλειkatephileito kissκαταφιλέω (kataphileō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to kiss”, an ongoing action in the pastG2705I kiss affectionately.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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἤλειφενēleiphenanointedἀλείφω (aleiphō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “anointed”, an ongoing action in the pastG218I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.anointedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μύρῳmurōthem with the ointmentμύρον (muron)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “them with the ointment”, the to- or for-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.them with the ointment

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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World English Bible

Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

Darby Translation

and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.

Douay-Rheims

And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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