John 1:2

John speaks of the Word.

Greek

οὗτοςHOO-tosἦνaynἐνenἀρχῇar-KAYπρὸςprosτὸνtonθεόν.theh-ON

Latin

HochokeratEH-ratininprīncipiōpreen-KIH-pee-ohapudAH-pudDeum.DEH-um

English

This one was in the beginning with God.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οὗτοςall forms, “this”	Hocfrom hic	οὗτος: this one. Latin has the neuter, hoc, because verbum, the Word, is neuter in Latin.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν, erat.
ἐν ἀρχῇfrom ἀρχή, “beginning; rule”	in prīncipiōfrom prīncipium	ἐν ἀρχῇ: in the beginning, from ἀρχή, beginning or rule. Latin: in prīncipiō.
πρὸςfrom πρός, “to, toward; with”	apudall forms	πρός: here with, or facing. Latin: apud, beside, in the presence of.
τὸν θεόνfrom θεός, “God, god”	Deumfrom deus	τὸν θεόν: God. Latin: Deum.

ἀρχή beginning; rule, ruler

apud at, near, with, among; at the houseof

Greek core words met229 / 345 Latin core words met239 / 345

In the video, Jerome reads this passage in Greek, then Latin, then English, and takes it apart word by word. It starts at or open it on YouTube.