John 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 12:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
Μαρία
María
G3137
Mary
λαβοῦσα
lambánō
G2983
to take
λίτραν
lítra
G3046
pound
μύρου
mýron
G3464
ointment
νάρδου
nárdos
G3487
nard
πιστικῆς
pistikós
G4101
believing
πολυτίμου
polýtimos
G4186
very valuable
ἤλειψεν
aleíphō
G218
to anoint
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
πόδας
poús
G4228
foot
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐξέμαξεν
ekmássō
G1591
to wipe away
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
θριξὶν
thríx
G2359
hair
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
πόδας
poús
G4228
foot
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οἰκία
oikía
G3614
house
ἐπληρώθη
plēróō
G4137
to fulfill
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὀσμῆς
osmḗ
G3744
smell
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
μύρου
mýron
G3464
ointment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Mary, having taken a litra of perfumed oil of very precious pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.
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