Mark 14:3 KJV

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

Words Then and Now

meat food of any kind Still heard today: sweetmeats, candies and sweets Webster’s 1828 · Meat
spikenard a costly perfumed ointment Still heard today: spikenard oil, still sold Webster’s 1828 · Spikenard

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Scofield Notes

womanMary of Bethany.
head(See Scofield "Matt 26:7")

Matthew Henry

Christ anointed at BethanyDid Christ pour out his soul unto death for us, and shall we think any thing too precious for him? Do we give him the precious ointment of our best...

Thompson Chains

BethanySee the chain from Matthew 21:17 · 6 links
Christ a GuestLink 2 of 6 · next Luke 7:36
Woman's MinistrySee the chain from 2 Kings 4:10 · 5 links
Love for ChristSee the chain from Luke 7:47 · 6 links

Harmony of the Gospels

§ 131 The Rulers conspire. The supper at Bethany. Treachery of JudasAlso Matthew 26:1–16; Luke 22:1–6

Passion Week

Anointed in the House of Simon the LeperTuesday, the 13th, as Matthew and Mark tell it

Cross References

Matthew 21:17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
Luke 7:37–39 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, …
Song of Solomon 4:13–14 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, …
Song of Solomon 5:5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Matthew 26:6–13 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, …
John 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
John 12:1–8 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. …

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Topics

Alabaster Vessels made of Alabaster
Box Made of alabaster
Jesus, the Christ Anointed with precious ointment (in Bethany)
Leprosy Simon
Mary Anoints Jesus
Ointment Not sacred
Simon Jesus dines with
Spikenard A fragrant oil from, used for anointing
Women Mary and Martha

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 31 · The Crucifixion

Places

BethanyTown · today Al Eizariya · Location well established
Places in Mark 14 on a map

Bible Dictionary

BethanyHouse of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It...
SimonThe abbreviated form of Simeon. (1.) One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matt 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word “Canaanite” does...

Greek and Strong’s

And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
being ὄντος ontos Verb · present active participle, genitive masculine singular αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular ὤν ṓn
in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
Bethany Βηθανίᾳ Bēthania Βηθανία Noun · dative feminine singular
in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
the house τῇ tē Article · dative feminine singular οἰκίᾳ oikia οἰκία Noun · dative feminine singular
of Simon Σίμωνος Simōnos Σίμων Noun · genitive masculine singular
the leper τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular λεπροῦ leprou λεπρός Adjective · genitive masculine singular
as he αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
sat at meat κατακειμένου katakeimenou κατάκειμαι Verb · present middle participle, genitive masculine singular
there came ἦλθεν ēlthen ἔρχομαι Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
a woman γυνὴ gynē γυνή Noun · nominative feminine singular
having ἔχουσα echousa ἔχω Verb · present active participle, nominative feminine singular
an alabaster box ἀλάβαστρον alabastron ἀλάβαστρον Noun · accusative neuter singular
of ointment μύρου myrou μύρον Noun · genitive neuter singular
of spikenard νάρδου nardou νάρδος Noun · genitive feminine singular πιστικῆς pistikēs πιστικός Adjective · genitive feminine singular
very precious πολυτελοῦς polytelous πολυτελής Adjective · genitive feminine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
she brake συντρίψασα syntripsasa συντρίβω Verb · aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular
the box τὸ to Article · accusative neuter singular ἀλάβαστρον alabastron ἀλάβαστρον Noun · accusative neuter singular
and poured κατέχεεν katecheen καταχέω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
on κατὰ kata κατά Preposition
his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
head τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular κεφαλῆς kephalēs κεφαλή Noun · genitive feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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