Matthew 26:7
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There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

came.

John 12:2,3 And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him. . . .

very.

Exodus 30:23-33 Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much; that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty, . . .

Psalm 133:2 Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:

Ecclesiastes 9:8 At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

Songs 1:3 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the rightous love thee.

Isaiah 57:9 And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.

Luke 7:37,38,46 And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. . . .

Context
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, 7There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table. 8And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?…
Cross References
2 Kings 9:1
And Eliseus the prophet, called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him: Gird up thy loins, and take this little bottle of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth Galaad.

Matthew 26:8
And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

Mark 14:3
And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

Luke 7:37
And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment.

Lexicon
a woman
γυνὴ (gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

came
προσῆλθεν (prosēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

with
ἔχουσα (echousa)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

an alabaster jar
ἀλάβαστρον (alabastron)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 211: Neuter of alabastros, the name of a stone; properly, an 'alabaster' box, i.e. a perfume vase.

of expensive
βαρυτίμου (barytimou)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 927: Of great price. From barus and time; highly valuable.

perfume,
μύρου (myrou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3464: Anointing-oil, ointment. Probably of foreign origin; 'myrrh', i.e. perfumed oil.

which she poured
κατέχεεν (katecheen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2708: To pour (down) upon. From kata and cheo; to pour down.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

head
κεφαλῆς (kephalēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2776: From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.

as He reclined at the table.
ἀνακειμένου (anakeimenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 345: To recline, especially at a dinner-table. From ana and keimai; to recline.


Additional Translations
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

a woman came to Him, having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and poured it on His head as He is reclining.

There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.

there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

There came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at table.

a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.

a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).
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