Luk 7:38 | NETfull | STEP | As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.

Luke 7:38

38 As ^{▼▼ Grk “And standing.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} she stood ^{▼▼ Grk “standing”; the participle στᾶσα (stasa) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.} behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She ^{▼▼ Grk “tears, and she.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} wiped them with her hair, ^{▼▼ Grk “with the hair of her head.”} kissed ^{▼▼ Grk “and kissed,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.} them, ^{▼▼ Grk “kissed his feet,” but this has been replaced by the pronoun “them” in keeping with contemporary English style.} and anointed ^{▼▼ The series of verbs in this verse detail the woman’s every move, much as if the onlookers were watching her every step. That she attended the meal is not so surprising, as teachers often ate an open meal where listeners were welcome, but for her to approach Jesus was unusual and took great nerve, especially given her reputation.} them with the perfumed oil.