John

John 12:5

⁵“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii^b and the money given to the poor?”

Footnotes

b 12:5 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
wasn’t	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
perfume	μύρον	myron	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3464 anointing-oil, ointment
sold	ἐπράθη	eprathē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4097 I sell
for three hundred	τριακοσίων	triakosiōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5145 three hundred
denarii	δηναρίων	dēnariōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1220 a denarius
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
given	ἐδόθη	edothē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
to	πτωχοῖς	ptōchois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4434 poor, destitute

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.