King James Version

Mark 14:3

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὴν) before alabaster flask here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before having broken here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before alabaster flask here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “according to” (κατὰ) before the here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὄντοςontosto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.αὐτοῦautoubeingαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “being”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.beingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΒηθανίᾳbēthaniaBethanyΒηθανίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Bethany”, the to- or for-formG963(a) Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, near Jerusalem, (b) Bethany, beyond Jordan.Bethanyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (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.the houseΣίμωνοςsimōnosof SimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Simon”, the of-formG4613Simon.of Simonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λεπροῦleprouleperλεπρός (lepros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “leper”, the of-formG3015a leprous person, a leper.the leperκατακειμένουkatakeimenousat at meatκατάκειμαι (katakeimai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “sat at meat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2621I recline (at table); more often: I keep my bed, am lying ill (in bed).sat at meatαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἦλθενēlthento comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἔχουσαechousato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀλάβαστρονalabastronjarἀλάβαστρος (alabastros)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “jar”, the object formG211a phial or bottle of perfumed ointment, usually of alabaster.μύρουmurouointmentμύρον (muron)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “ointment”, the of-formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.νάρδουnardounardνάρδος (nardos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “nard”, the of-formG3487spikenard, a perfume made originally from a plant growing on the Himalayas.πιστικῆςpistikēspureπιστικός (pistikos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “pure”, the of-formG4101genuine, pure (of ointment), trustworthy.This verse uses “pure”.πολυτελοῦςpolutelousvaluableπολυτελής (polutelēs)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “valuable”, the of-formG4185very costly, very precious, of great value.συντρίψασαsuntripsasato breakσυντρίβω (suntribō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to break”, a single actionG4937I break by crushing, break in pieces, shatter, crush, bruise.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλάβαστρονalabastronjarἀλάβαστρος (alabastros)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “jar”, the object formG211a phial or bottle of perfumed ointment, usually of alabaster.κατέχεενkatecheento pourκαταχέω (katacheō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to pour”, a single actionG2708I pour (down) upon.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.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.head

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κατὰkatait onκατάpreposition — “it on”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head.

Darby Translation

And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

Douay-Rheims

And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard: and breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

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