στραφεὶς : Jesus looks at the woman now for the first time, and asks His host to look at her, the despised one, that he may learn a lesson from her, by a contrast to be drawn between her behaviour and his own in application of the parable. A sharply marked antithesis runs through the description. ὕδωρ δάκρυσιν; φίλημα καταφιλοῦσα; ἐλαίῳ (common oil), μύρῳ (precious ointment); κεφαλήν πόδας. There is a kind of poetic rhythm in the words, as is apt to be the case when men speak under deep emotion.

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