King James Version

Luke 7:46

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

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ἐλαίῳelaiōwith oilἔλαιον (elaion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with oil”, the to- or for-formG1637olive oil, oil.with oilτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλήνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἤλειψαςēleipsasto anointἀλείφω (aleiphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to anoint”, a single actionG218I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.αὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μύρῳmurōwith ointmentμύρον (muron)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with ointment”, the to- or for-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.with ointmentἤλειψενēleipsento anointἀλείφω (aleiphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to anoint”, a single actionG218I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfootπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “foot”, the object formG4228the foot.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.

Young’s Literal Translation

with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

World English Bible

You didn’ t anoint my head with oil , but she has anointed my feet with ointment .

Darby Translation

My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.

Douay-Rheims

My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.

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