King James Version

Mark 14:5

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the fragrant oil” (τὸ μύρον) before have been here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἠδύνατοēdunatomightδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “might”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.mightγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μύρονmuronointmentμύρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “ointment”, the subject formG3464anointing-oil, ointment.This verse uses “ointment”.πραθῆναιprathēnaito have been soldπιπράσκω (pipraskō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to have been sold”, a single actionG4097I sell; pass: I am a slave to, am devoted to.have been soldἐπάνωepanōfor more thanἐπάνωpreposition — “for more than”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.for more thanδηναρίωνdēnariōnpenceδηνάριον (dēnarion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “pence”, the of-formG1220a denarius, a small Roman silver coin.penceτριακοσίωνtriakosiōnthree hundredτριακόσιοι (triakosioi)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “three hundred”, the of-formG5145three hundred.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδοθῆναιdothēnaito have been givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to have been given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.have been givenτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχοῖςptōchoisto the poorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the poor”, the to- or for-formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.to the poorκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνεβριμῶντοenebrimōntothey murmured againstἐμβριμάομαι (embrimaomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they murmured against”, an ongoing action in the pastG1690I snort (with the notion of coercion springing out of displeasure, anger, indignation, antagonism), express indignant displeasure with some one; I charge sternly.they murmured againstαὐτῇautēherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.her

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Young’s Literal Translation

for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

World English Bible

For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.

Darby Translation

for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

Douay-Rheims

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

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