King James Version
Matthew 26:7 in the King James Version says “There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at m...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Matthew 26:7 · KJV
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
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?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“There came”
G4334to approach, i.e., (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“an alabaster box”
G211properly, an "alabaster" box, i.e., (by extension) a perfume vase (of any material)
“having”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“on”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“head”
G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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