Acts 9:32

Peter is travelling among the believers.

Greek

Ἐγένετοeh-GEH-neh-toδὲdehΠέτρονPEH-tronδιερχόμενονdih-er-KO-meh-nonδιὰdih-AHπάντωνPAN-tohnκατελθεῖνkah-tel-THAYNκαὶkaiπρὸςprosτοὺςtoosἁγίουςhah-GEE-oosτοὺςtoosκατοικοῦνταςkah-toy-KOON-tasΛύδδα.LOO-dah

Latin

FactumFAK-tumestestautem,OW-temututPetrusPEH-trusdumdumpertrānsīretper-trahn-SEE-retūniversōs,oo-nih-WER-sohsdēvenīretdayw-eh-NEE-retadadsānctōsSAHNK-tohsquīkweehabitābanthah-bih-TAH-bantLyddae.LIH-dai

English

Now it came about that Peter, while passing through every place, also came down to the saints living in Lydda.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἐγένετοfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	Factum estfrom faciō	ἐγένετο: it came about. Latin: factum est.
δὲfrom δέ, “and, but, now”	autemall forms	δέ, autem: now.
Πέτρονfrom Πέτρος, “Peter”	ut Petrusfrom Petrus	Πέτρον: Peter, accusative, subject of the infinitive. Latin uses an ut clause instead, so Petrus is nominative.
διερχόμενονfrom διέρχομαι, “to go through”	dum pertrānsīretfrom pertrānseō	διερχόμενον: passing through. Latin: dum pertrānsīret, while he passed through.
διὰ πάντωνfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	ūniversōsfrom ūniversus	διὰ πάντων: through all. Latin puts through into the verb’s prefix, and all is ūniversōs, from ūniversus.
κατελθεῖνfrom κατέρχομαι, “to come down”	dēvenīretfrom dēveniō	κατελθεῖν: to come down, from κατέρχομαι. Latin: dēvenīret, from dēveniō.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	—	καί: also. Latin leaves it out.
πρὸςfrom πρός, “to, toward”	adall forms	πρός, ad: to.
τοὺς ἁγίουςfrom ἅγιος, “holy; saint”	sānctōsfrom sanctus	τοὺς ἁγίους: the saints, from ἅγιος, holy. Latin: sanctōs, from sanctus.
τοὺς κατοικοῦνταςfrom κατοικέω, “to dwell, live”	quī habitābantfrom habitō	τοὺς κατοικοῦντας: the ones dwelling, from κατοικέω. Latin: quī habitābant, who lived, from habitō.
Λύδδα“Lydda”	Lyddaefrom Lydda	Λύδδα: Lydda. Latin: Lyddae, the locative, at Lydda.

New core words

Greek

ἅγιος holy; pl. saints κατοικέω dwell, live

Latin

ūniversus all, whole, entire sānctus holy, sacred; (pl. noun) thesaints habitō live, dwell, inhabit

Greek core words met283 / 345 Latin core words met278 / 345

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