ὃ ἔσχεν ἐποίησεν· προέλαβεν μυρίσαι τὸ σῶμά μου εἰς τὸν ἐνταφιασμόν. 
In particular the two successive aorists in ὃ ἔσχεν ἐποίησεν. I can't understand the syntax here. What's the role of ἔσχεν here? Which verb is ὃ the object of? 
And if you ignore the (later addition of) punctuation you've got three aorists and an infinitive all in a row. That's weird! 
Can anyone here explain what's going on here grammatically? 
Thanks!
--Mitch
			
			
									
									
						Mark 14:8 syntax
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Re: Mark 14:8 syntax
o = Acc.Obj. of εποιησεν
εσχεν : supply ποιησαι
εχω + Inf. = be able to do; have to do (BDAG)
She was able to do, what she did > she did, what she was able to do
or
she had to do, what she did
(with help of the late Mr. Rodney Decker , Mark 9-16, Baylor: A Handbook of the Greek Text: These books are really worth every single penny!)
			
			
									
									εσχεν : supply ποιησαι
εχω + Inf. = be able to do; have to do (BDAG)
She was able to do, what she did > she did, what she was able to do
or
she had to do, what she did
(with help of the late Mr. Rodney Decker , Mark 9-16, Baylor: A Handbook of the Greek Text: These books are really worth every single penny!)
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				Eeli Kaikkonen
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Re: Mark 14:8 syntax
For some reason I find Jean's answer difficult to "parse", and I don't think I agree. In my opinion it's more simple: [ὃ ἔσχεν] [ἐποίησεν] i.e. "that which she had (=within her possibilities to do), she did".
Would it have been easier to understand with a comma, "ὃ ἔσχεν, ἐποίησεν"?
			
			
									
									
						Would it have been easier to understand with a comma, "ὃ ἔσχεν, ἐποίησεν"?
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