Matthew 26:7 KJV

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.

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Scofield Notes

  • headNo contradiction of John 12:3 is implied. The ordinary anointing of hospitality and honour was of the feet Luke 7:38 and head Luke 7:46 But Mary of Bethany,...
  • womani.e. Mary of Bethany.

Matthew Henry

  • Christ anointed at BethanyThe pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be...

Thompson Chains

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Cross References

  • Exodus 30:23–33 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, …
  • Psalms 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
  • Ecclesiastes 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
  • Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
  • Song of Solomon 1:3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

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Greek and Strong’s

  • There came Προσῆλθεν Prosēlthen προσέρχομαι Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
  • unto him αὐτῷ autō αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine 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 very precious βαρυτίμου barytimou βαρύτιμος Adjective · genitive neuter singular
  • ointment μύρου myrou μύρον Noun · genitive neuter singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • poured it κατέχεεν katecheen καταχέω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
  • on ἐπὶ epi ἐπί Preposition
  • his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
  • head τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular κεφαλὴν kephalēn κεφαλή Noun · accusative feminine singular
  • as he sat ἀνακειμένου anakeimenou ἀνακεῖμαι Verb · present middle participle, genitive masculine singular

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

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