Mark

Mark 14:3

³While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper,^b a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

Footnotes

b 14:3 Aramaic Simon the Potter or Simon the Jar Maker

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
was	ὄντος	ontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Bethany	Βηθανίᾳ	Bēthania	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G963 Bethany
reclining at the table	κατακειμένου	katakeimenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2621 I recline, am lying ill
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
home	οἰκίᾳ	oikia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3614 a house, household
of Simon	Σίμωνος	Simōnos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Leper	λεπροῦ	leprou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3015 a leper
a woman	γυνὴ	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
an alabaster jar	ἀλάβαστρον	alabastron	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G211 an alabaster phial or bottle
of expensive	πολυτελοῦς	polytelous	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4185 very costly, very precious
perfume	μύρου	myrou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3464 anointing-oil, ointment
made of pure	πιστικῆς	pistikēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4101 genuine, pure
nard	νάρδου	nardou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3487 spikenard, a perfume
She broke open	συντρίψασα	syntripsasa	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4937 I break by crushing
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
jar	ἀλάβαστρον	alabastron	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G211 an alabaster phial or bottle
poured	κατέχεεν	katecheen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2708 I pour over
head	κεφαλῆς	kephalēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2776 the head

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Luke 7:37–39 · John 12:1–8 · John 11:2 · Matthew 26:6–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.