Acts 13:23–24
Paul, preaching in a synagogue, has just spoken of King David.
Greek
τούτουTOO-tooὁhoθεὸςtheh-OSἀπὸah-POτοῦtooσπέρματοςSPER-mah-tosκατ’katἐπαγγελίανeh-pan-geh-LEE-anἤγαγενAY-gah-genτῷtohἸσραὴλis-rah-AYLσωτῆραsoh-TAY-rahἸησοῦν,ih-ay-SOONπροκηρύξαντοςpro-kay-ROOK-san-tosἸωάννουih-oh-AH-nooπρὸproπροσώπουpro-SOH-pooτῆςtaysεἰσόδουay-SO-dooαὐτοῦow-TOOβάπτισμαBAP-tis-mahμετανοίαςmeh-tah-NOY-asπαντὶpan-TEEτῷtohλαῷlah-OHἸσραήλ.is-rah-AYL
Latin
HujusHOO-yusDeusDEH-usexexsēminesay-MIH-nehsecundumseh-KUN-dumprōmissiōnemproh-mih-see-OH-nemēdūxitay-DOOK-sitIsrāēlis-RAH-aylsalvātōremsal-wah-TOH-remJēsum,YAY-sumpraedicanteprai-dih-KAN-tehJōanneyoh-AH-nehanteAN-tehfaciemFAH-kee-emadventūsad-WEN-toosejusEH-yusbaptismumbap-TIS-mumpoenitentiaepoy-nih-TEN-tee-aiomnīOM-neepopulōPO-poo-lohIsrāēl.is-RAH-ayl
English
From this man’s seed God, as promised, brought Israel a Saviour, Jesus, after John had first proclaimed, ahead of his coming, a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Word by word
| Greek | Latin | Note |
|---|---|---|
| τούτουfrom οὗτος, “this” | Hujusfrom hic | τούτου: of this one, placed first for emphasis. Latin keeps it first: hujus. |
| ὁ θεὸςfrom θεός, “God, god” | Deusfrom deus | ὁ θεός, Deus: God. |
| ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματοςfrom σπέρμα, “seed; offspring” | ex sēminefrom sēmen | ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος: from the seed. σπέρμα means seed, and so descendants. Latin: ex sēmine, from sēmen. |
| κατ’ ἐπαγγελίανfrom ἐπαγγελία, “promise” | secundum prōmissiōnemfrom prōmissiō | κατ’ ἐπαγγελίαν: according to promise, from ἐπαγγελία, a promise. Latin: secundum prōmissiōnem. |
| ἤγαγενfrom ἄγω, “to lead, bring” | ēdūxitfrom ēdūcō | ἤγαγεν: he brought, from ἄγω. Latin: ēdūxit, he led out, from ēdūcō. |
| τῷ Ἰσραὴλfrom Ἰσραήλ, “Israel” | Isrāēl | τῷ Ἰσραήλ: to Israel. The name never changes, so the article shows the dative. Latin: Isrāēl. |
| σωτῆραfrom σωτήρ, “saviour” | salvātōremfrom salvātor | σωτῆρα: a saviour, from σωτήρ. Latin: salvātōrem, from salvātor. |
| Ἰησοῦνfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus” | Jēsumfrom Jēsūs | Ἰησοῦν, Jēsum: Jesus. |
| προκηρύξαντοςfrom προκηρύσσω, “to proclaim beforehand” | praedicantefrom praedicō | προκηρύξαντος: having proclaimed beforehand, from προκηρύσσω. A genitive absolute, a phrase standing apart from the main sentence. Latin uses an ablative absolute: praedicante. |
| Ἰωάννουfrom Ἰωάννης, “John” | Jōannefrom Jōannēs | Ἰωάννου: John, genitive. Latin: Jōanne, ablative. |
| πρὸfrom πρό, “before” | anteall forms | πρό: before. Latin: ante. |
| προσώπουfrom πρόσωπον, “face” | faciemfrom faciēs | προσώπου: face, from πρόσωπον. Before the face of is a Hebrew idiom for ahead of. Latin: faciem, from faciēs. |
| τῆς εἰσόδουfrom εἴσοδος, “entrance, coming” | adventūsfrom adventus | τῆς εἰσόδου: of the entrance, from εἴσοδος, a way in. Latin: adventūs, of the coming. |
| αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he; self” | ejusfrom is | αὐτοῦ, ejus: his. |
| βάπτισμα“baptism” | baptismumfrom baptismus | βάπτισμα: a baptism. Latin borrows it: baptismum. |
| μετανοίαςfrom μετάνοια, “repentance” | poenitentiaefrom poenitentia | μετανοίας: of repentance, a change of mind. Latin: poenitentiae. |
| παντὶfrom πᾶς, “all, every” | omnīfrom omnis | παντί: to all, dative. Latin: omnī. |
| τῷ λαῷfrom λαός, “people” | populōfrom populus | τῷ λαῷ: the people, from λαός. Latin: populō, from populus, also dative. |
| Ἰσραήλ“Israel” | Isrāēl | Ἰσραήλ: of Israel, now a genitive. Latin: Isrāēl. |
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