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It wasἦνMaryΜαριὰμwhoἡanointedἀλείψασαthe Lordτὸν κύριονwith perfumeμύρῳandκαὶwipedἐκμάξασαhis feetτοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦwith her hair,ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆςwhoseἧςbrotherὁ ἀδελφὸςLazarusΛάζαροςwas sick.ἠσθένει
John 11:2
Study it in the app“It was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:2, word by word
- It wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- MaryΜαριὰμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- anointedἀλείψασαaleipsasa
anoint
Anoint with oil or perfume.
Where else “aleipsasa” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- with perfumeμύρῳmyrōi
perfume
Perfume, fragrant oil.
Where else “myrōi” appears- wipedἐκμάξασαekmaxasa
wipe
Wipe, dry.
Where else “ekmaxasa” appears- his feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- with her hairθριξὶνthrixin
hair
Hair.
Where else “thrixin” appears- brotherἀδελφὸςadelphos
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphos” appears- LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros
Lazarus
Lazarus: the brother of Martha and Mary, whom Jesus raised; also the name of the poor man in a parable.
Where else “Lazaros” appears- was sickἠσθένειēsthenei
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “ēsthenei” appears
Translation note
John tells of this anointing later (12:1-8).
The context
1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
2 · This verse (above)
3So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, look, the one you hold dear is sick.”
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?