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Matthew 26:7

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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,	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].	But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

There came^G4334 unto him^G846 a woman^G1135 having^G2192 an alabaster box^G211 of very precious^G927 ointment^G3464, and^G2532 poured it^G2708 on^G1909 his^G846 head^G2776, as he sat^G345 at meat.

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Original Greek

προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἀλάβαστρον μύρου ἔχουσα βαρυτίμου, καὶ κατέχεεν ἐπὶ τῆν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
προσῆλθεν	prosēlthen	G4334	V-2AAI-3S	There came
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	unto him
γυνὴ	gunē	G1135	N-NSF	a woman
ἀλάβαστρον	alabastron	G211	N-ASN	an alabaster box
μύρου	murou	G3464	N-GSN	ointment
ἔχουσα	echousa	G2192	V-PAP-NSF	having
βαρυτίμου,	barutimou	G927	A-GSN	of very precious
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κατέχεεν	katecheen	G2708	V-AAI-3S	poured it
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	on
τῆν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
κεφαλὴν	kephalēn	G2776	N-ASF	head
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
ἀνακειμένου.	anakeimenou	G345	V-PNP-GSM	as he sat

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G211 — ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron, al-ab'-as-tron): an alabaster phial or bottle — neuter of (of uncertain derivation), the name of a stone; properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e. (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material):--(alabaster) box.
• G345 — ἀνακεῖμαι (anakeîmai, an-ak-i'-mahee): I recline, especially at a dinner-table — from ἀνά and κεῖμαι; to recline (as a corpse or at a meal):--guest, lean, lie, sit (down, at meat), at the table.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G927 — βαρύτιμος (barýtimos, bar-oo'-tim-os): of great price — from βαρύς and τιμή; highly valuable:--very precious.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2708 — καταχέω (katachéō, kat-akh-eh'-o): I pour over — from κατά and cheo (to pour); to pour down (out):--pour.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• G3464 — μύρον (mýron, moo'-ron): anointing-oil, ointment — probably of foreign origin (compare מֹר, σμύρνα); "myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil:--ointment.
• G4334 — προσέρχομαι (prosérchomai, pros-er'-khom-ahee): I come near, consent to — from πρός and ἔρχομαι (including its alternate); to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to:--(as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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