Acts 19:5–6

Paul meets disciples in Ephesus who knew only John’s baptism.

Greek

ἀκούσαντεςah-KOO-san-tesδὲdehἐβαπτίσθησανeh-bap-TEES-thay-sanεἰςaysτὸtoὄνομαO-no-mahτοῦtooκυρίουkoo-REE-ooἸησοῦ·ih-ay-SOOκαὶkaiἐπιθέντοςeh-pih-THEN-tosαὐτοῖςow-TOYSτοῦtooΠαύλουPOW-looχεῖραςKAY-rasἦλθεAYL-thehτὸtoπνεῦμαPNEW-mahτὸtoἅγιονHAH-gih-onἐπ’epαὐτούς,ow-TOOSἐλάλουνeh-LAH-loonτεtehγλώσσαιςGLOH-saisκαὶkaiἐπροφήτευον.eh-pro-FAY-tew-on

Latin

Hīsheesaudītīs,ow-DEE-teesbaptīzātībap-tee-ZAH-teesuntsuntininnōminenoh-MIH-nehDominīDO-mih-neeJēsū.YAY-sooEtetcumkumimposuissetim-po-soo-IH-setillīsIH-leesmanūsMAH-noosPaulus,POW-lusvēnitWAY-nitSpīritusSPEE-rih-tusSānctusSAHNK-tussuperSOO-pereōs,EH-ohsetetloquēbanturlok-way-BAN-turlinguīs,LING-weesetetprophētābant.pro-fay-TAH-bant

English

Having heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus; and after Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἀκούσαντες δὲfrom ἀκούω, “to hear”	Hīs audītīsfrom audiō	ἀκούσαντες δέ: and having heard, from ἀκούω. Latin: hīs audītīs, these things heard, an ablative absolute.
ἐβαπτίσθησανfrom βαπτίζω, “to baptize, immerse”	baptīzātī suntfrom baptīzō	ἐβαπτίσθησαν: they were baptized, an aorist passive of βαπτίζω, to dip, to baptize. Latin: baptīzātī sunt, from baptīzō.
εἰς τὸ ὄνομαfrom ὄνομα, “name”	in nōminefrom nōmen	εἰς τὸ ὄνομα: into the name. Latin says in nōmine, in the name, from nōmen.
τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦfrom κύριος, “lord, master”	Dominī Jēsūfrom dominus	τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ: of the Lord Jesus, genitives. Latin: Dominī Jēsū.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἐπιθέντοςfrom ἐπιτίθημι, “to lay on, put on”	cum imposuissetfrom impōnō	ἐπιθέντος: having laid on, from ἐπιτίθημι, in a genitive absolute, a phrase set apart from the main clause. Latin: cum imposuisset, when he had laid on, from impōnō.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς: on them, a dative. Latin: illīs.
τοῦ Παύλουfrom Παῦλος, “Paul”	Paulus	τοῦ Παύλου: Paul, genitive as the participle’s subject. Latin has a plain nominative: Paulus.
χεῖραςfrom χείρ, “hand”	manūsfrom manus	χεῖρας: hands, from χείρ. Latin: manūs.
ἦλθεfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	vēnitfrom veniō	ἦλθε: came. Latin: vēnit.
τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιονfrom πνεῦμα, “spirit, wind, breath”	Spīritus Sānctusfrom spīritus	τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον: the Holy Spirit, with the article repeated. Latin: Spīritus Sānctus.
ἐπ’ αὐτούςfrom ἐπί, “on, upon; over”	super eōsfrom super	ἐπ’ αὐτούς: upon them. Latin: super eōs.
ἐλάλουνfrom λαλέω, “to speak, talk”	loquēbanturfrom loquor	ἐλάλουν: they were speaking, from λαλέω, to speak, an imperfect, ongoing past action. Latin: loquēbantur, from loquor, a deponent, passive in form, active in meaning.
τεfrom τέ, “and”	etall forms	τε: and, a light word never placed first. Latin puts et before the verb.
γλώσσαιςfrom γλῶσσα, “tongue, language”	linguīsfrom lingua	γλώσσαις: in tongues, from γλῶσσα, tongue, language. Latin: linguīs, ablative, from lingua.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐπροφήτευονfrom προφητεύω, “to prophesy”	prophētābantfrom prophētō	ἐπροφήτευον: they were prophesying, from προφητεύω. Latin: prophētābant, from prophētō.

New core words

Greek

βαπτίζω baptize, immerse λαλέω speak, talk τέ and γλῶσσα tongue, language

Latin

baptīzō baptize loquor speak, talk, say lingua tongue; language

Greek core words met292 / 345 Latin core words met284 / 345

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