John 12:3:6John.12.3.W6TAB
μύρου
myrou
“of perfume”
- Transliteration
- MY-rou
- Extended
- MYH-roo
- IPA
- /ˈmy.ruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of perfume
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MY-rou
- sentence
hê oun ma-ri-AM la-BOU-sa LI-tran MY-rou NAR-dou pis-ti-KÊS po-ly-TI-mou Ê-leip-sen tous PO-das tou ee-ay-SOO kai ek-SE-mak-sen tais thrix-IN au-TÊS tous PO-das au-TOU hê de oi-KI-a e-plê-RÔ-thê ek tês os-MÊS tou MY-rou
Exegesis
The accusative object litran myrou {λίτραν μύρου | lítran mýrou} ‘a pound of ointment’ is expanded by a chain of genitives nardou pistikes polytimou {νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου | nárdou pistikēs polytímou}, where each genitive further specifies quality: the substance (nard), its genuineness (pure), and its high value (costly). English naturally reorders these modifiers into a smoother adjectival sequence while preserving their cumulative force.
The passive verb eplerōthē {ἐπληρώθη | eplērōthē} ‘was filled’ takes the prepositional phrase ek tēs osmēs tou myrou {ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου | ek tēs osmēs tou mýrou} to indicate source, portraying the fragrance as the agent filling the house. In translation, the sequence of participle plus aorist verbs is rendered as simple past actions for clarity, while the genitive chain is expressed through stacked adjectives and nouns to retain the richness of description.
In context — John 12:3
Therefore Mary, having taken a pound of very costly pure nard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair , and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
About this coordinate
John 12:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 12:3, so the Greek word μύρου (myrou) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.12.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.3.W6.S1) and character.