John 12:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
δίδωμι
given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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πιπράσκω
was sold
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πιπράσκω
from the base of G4008 (πέραν)); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively)
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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μύρον
fragrant oil
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μύρον
"myrrh", i.e. (by implication) perfumed oil
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δηνάριον
denarii
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δηνάριον
a denarius (or ten asses)
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τριακόσιοι
for three hundred
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τριακόσιοι
three hundred
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