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John 12:3

Then Mary took a whole bottle of expensive genuine (pure, unadulterated) nard balm. [This exclusive perfume was imported from northern India and was worth a year's salary, see verse 5. A bottle weighed one Roman "litra," which is 325 grams and corresponds to half a liter.] She anointed Jesus' feet and then wiped them with her hair, and the house was filled with the fragrance of this balm. [The fragrance lingered throughout the week after this event. Jesus became a fragrant sacrifice, see Eph. 5:2.]
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ἡ   οὖν   Μαριὰμ   λαβοῦσα   λίτραν   μύρου   νάρδου   πιστικῆς   πολυτίμου   ἤλειψεν   τοὺς   πόδας   τοῦ   Ἰησοῦ   καὶ   ἐξέμαξεν   ταῖς   θριξὶν   αὐτῆς   τοὺς   πόδας   αὐτοῦ·   ἡ   δὲ   οἰκία   ἐπληρώθη   ἐκ   τῆς   ὀσμῆς   τοῦ   μύρου.  

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The greek text has 31 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 ἡ (e)
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
T-NSF
G3767
 οὖν (oyn)
 Therefore
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3137
 Μαριὰμ (Mariam)
 Mary,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
Person (Person)
 N-NSF-P
G2983
 λαβοῦσα (laboysa)
 having taken
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active part. second aorist active Participle
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
V-2AAP-NSF
G3046
 λίτραν (litran)
 a litra
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G3464
 μύρου (myroy)
 of fragrant oil
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN
G3487
 νάρδου (nardoy)
 of nard
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G4101
 πιστικῆς (pistikes)
 pure
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
A-GSF
G4186
 πολυτίμου (polytimoy)
 of great price,
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
A-GSF
G0218
 ἤλειψεν (eleipsen)
 anointed
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-AAI-3S
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G4228
 πόδας (podas)
 feet
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2424
 Ἰησοῦ (Iesoy)
 of Jesus
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
Person (Person)
 N-GSM-P
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1591
 ἐξέμαξεν (exemaxen)
 wiped
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-AAI-3S
G3588
 ταῖς (tais)
 with the
Definite article Definite article
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
T-DPF
G2359
 θριξὶν (thrixin)
 hair
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF
G0846
 αὐτῆς (aytes)
 of her
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
P-GSF
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G4228
 πόδας (podas)
 feet
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM
G0846
 αὐτοῦ· (aytoy.)
 of Him;
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G3588
 ἡ (e)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
T-NSF
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 now
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3614
 οἰκία (oikia)
 house
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G4137
 ἐπληρώθη (eplerothe)
 was filled
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-API-3S
G1537
 ἐκ (ek)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G3744
 ὀσμῆς (osmes)
 fragrance
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
T-GSN
G3464
 μύρου. (myroy.)
 oil.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN

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