Gospel of Mark 16.1 · 16.1

<p>They buy <span class="gk">ἀρώματα</span>, burial spices, to anoint the body. The verb is <span class="gk">ἀλείφω</span>, the ordinary bodily anointing Mark used when the Twelve anointed the sick with oil (6:13), and a different word from the <span class="gk">μύρον</span> the woman poured at Bethany. They come to do what she had already done in advance (14:8), and cannot: the body is gone. For carrying these spices the Eastern Church names these women the Myrrhbearers, <span class="gk">Μυροφόροι</span>, and Mary the Magdalene stands first among them.</p>

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