John 12:3
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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ASV
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
KJV
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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Commentary
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 → |
| Μαριὰμ | Mariam | Mary | G3137 → |
| λαβοῦσα | labousa | having taken | G2983 → |
| λίτραν | litran | a litra | G3046 → |
| μύρου | murou | of fragrant oil | G3464 → |
| νάρδου | nardou | of nard | G3487 → |
| πιστικῆς | pistikēs | pure | G4101 → |
| πολυτίμου | polutimou | of great price | G4186 → |
| ἤλειψεν | ēleipsen | anointed | G218 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| πόδας | podas | feet | G4228 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | of Jesus | G2424 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐξέμαξεν | exemaxen | wiped | G1591 → |
| ταῖς | tais | with the | G3588 → |
| θριξὶν | thrixin | hair | G2359 → |
| αὐτῆς | autēs | of her | G846 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| πόδας | podas | feet | G4228 → |
| αὐτοῦ· | autou | of Him; | G846 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| οἰκία | oikia | house | G3614 → |
| ἐπληρώθη | eplērōthē | was filled | G4137 → |
| ἐκ | ek | with | G1537 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| ὀσμῆς | osmēs | fragrance | G3744 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| μύρου. | murou | oil. | G3464 → |
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