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].
KJV
Greek original
προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου βαρυτίμου καὶ κατέχεεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου
Louis Segond 1910
une femme s'approcha de lui, tenant un vase d'albâtre, qui renfermait un parfum de grand prix; et, pendant qu'il était à table, elle répandit le parfum sur sa tête.
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].
Ignatius of Antioch
Epistulae vii genuinae
ἐσταυρώθη; ὁ τοιοῦτος ῥυπαρὸς γενόμενος, εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον χωρήσει, ὁμοίως καὶ ὁ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ. Mt. 26, 7; Joh. 12, 8 Διὰ τοῦτο μύρον ἔλαβεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος, ἵνα πνέῃ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀφθαρσίαν, μὴ ἀλείφεσθε δυσωδίαν τῆς διδασκαλίας τοῦ ἄρχοντος τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, μ…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 112 (Migne)
i omnipotentis: fregit alabastrum, [Col. 1457C] et effudit nardi residuum super verticem Filii Dei (Matth. XXVI, 7; Marc. XIV, 3) . Dehinc crines confricans manibus, cincinnos ejus guttis nardi debriavit [Note: [Col. 1457D] c Debriavit, id est madefecit.] ; et sacri liquoris eff…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 183 (Migne)
umniantur quidem discipuli: sed respondet Veritas pro ea, quod bonum opus sit [Col. 0169C] operata (Matth. XXVI, 7-10) . 3. Denique et nobis hodie quid praecipit in Evangelio? Tu, inquit, cum jejunaveris, unge caput tuum. Mira dignatio! Spiritus Domini super eum, eo quod unx…
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