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There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat . (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
προσῆλθενprosēlthencame
Lemma: προσέρχομαι (proserchomai) · Strong's: G4334
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to come near/agree — προσ-έρχομαι ; [in LXX for קָרַב, נָגַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; to approach, draw near: absol., Mat.4:11, Luk.9:42, al.; with infin., Mat.24:1, al.; with dative loc., Heb.12:18, 22; dative of person(s), Mat.5:1, and freq.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 8:2, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4334; TFLSJ G4334; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 1
αὐτῷautōto Him
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 2
γυνὴgunēa woman
Lemma: γυνή (gunē) · Strong's: G1135G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: woman — γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ; ] ; 1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mat.11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Rom.7:2; γ. χήρα, Luk.4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 14:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1135G; TFLSJ G1135G; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 3
ἔχουσαechousahaving
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (V-PAP-NSF)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 4
ἀλάβαστρονalabastronan alabaster flask
Lemma: ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron) · Strong's: G0211
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: jar — ἀλάβαστρον, -ου, τό (also -ος, ὁ, ἡ; colloq. and κοινή for ἀλάβαστος), ; [in LXX: 4Ki.21:13 (צַלַּחַת)* ; ] ; a box of alabaster (ἀλαβαστίτης) for ointment: Mat.26:7, Mrk.14:3, Luk.7:37 (see DCG, i, 41b; MM, VGT, see…
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Used 4 times. Also: Mark 14:3, Luke 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0211; TFLSJ G0211; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 5
μύρουmurouof fragrant oil
Lemma: μύρον (muron) · Strong's: G3464
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: ointment — μύρον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן, Pro.27:9, Psa.133:2, al. ; ] ; ointment: Mat.26:7, 12, Mrk.14:3-5, Luk.7:37-38, 46 23:56, Jhn.11:2 12:3, 5, Rev.18:13.†; SYN.: ἔλαιον, q.v (AS)
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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 26:9, Matthew 26:12, Mark 14:3, Mark 14:4, Mark 14:5, Luke 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3464; TFLSJ G3464; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 6
βαρυτίμουbarutimouvery costly
Lemma: βαρύτιμος (barutimos) · Strong's: G0927
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (A-GSN)
Meaning: expensive — βαρύτιμος, -ον ; (βαρύς, τιμή), ; of great value, very costly: Mat.26:7 (T, πολυτίμου) .†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0927; TFLSJ G0927; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 7
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 8
κατέχεενkatecheenpoured [it]
Lemma: καταχέω (katacheō) · Strong's: G2708
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to pour — κατα-χέω ; [in LXX for יָצַק, נָטָה, עָטָה hi. ; ] ; to pour down upon: with genitive (cl.), Mrk.14:3; before ἐπί, with genitive, Mat.26:7.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Mark 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2708; TFLSJ G2708; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 9
ἐπὶepion
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 10
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 11
κεφαλῆςkephalēshead
Lemma: κεφαλή (kephalē) · Strong's: G2776
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: head — κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ; ] ; the head: Mat.5:35, Mrk.6:24, Rev.1:14 9:7, al. mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Rom.12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Act.18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 76 times. Also: Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:17, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 10:30, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 14:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2776; TFLSJ G2776; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 12
αὐτοῦautouwhen he
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 13
ἀνακειμένου.anakeimenouis reclining.
Lemma: ἀνάκειμαι (anakeimai) · Strong's: G0345
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-GSM)
Meaning: to recline — ἀνά-κειμαι ; [in LXX: I Est.4:10, Tob.9:6 א * ; ] ; 1. in cl., as pass. of ἀνατίθημ, to be laid up, laid: Mrk.5:40 Rec. ; 2. In late writers (cf. MM, VGT, see word) = κεῖσθαι, κατακεῖσθαι, to recline at table:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 9:10, Matthew 22:10, Matthew 22:11, Matthew 26:20, Mark 5:40, Mark 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0345; TFLSJ G0345; TAGNT Matthew 26:7 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| a woman | → | γυνή G1135G woman |
| came | → | προσέρχομαι G4334 to come near/agree |
| to Him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| with | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| an alabaster jar | → | ἀλάβαστρον G0211 jar |
| of expensive | → | βαρύτιμος G0927 expensive |
| perfume | → | μύρον G3464 ointment |
| which she poured | → | καταχέω G2708 to pour |
| on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| His | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| head | → | κεφαλή G2776 head |
| as He reclined at the table | → | ἀνάκειμαι G0345 to recline |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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