ἈΛΕΙΨΑΣΑ, ἀλειψασα
ALEIPSASA, aleipsasa
Sounds Like: ah-LIPE-sah-sah
Translations: having anointed, anointing, she who anointed
From the root: ἈΛΕΙΦΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'to anoint'. It describes an action that has already occurred or is ongoing, functioning like an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun. In the provided example, it refers to 'Mary, the one who had anointed the Lord'. It indicates the person who performed the action of anointing.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Feminine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G0021 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 11:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΛΕΙΦΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΛΕΙΦΟΥΣΙΝ — they anoint, they smear, they plaster
- ἈΛΕΙΨΑΙ — to anoint, to rub with oil
- ἨΛΕΙΨΕΝ — anointed, rubbed, smeared, he anointed, she anointed, it anointed
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