John 1:43

Jesus has just met Simon Peter.

Greek

Τῇtayἐπαύριονeh-POW-rih-onἠθέλησενay-THEH-lay-senἐξελθεῖνek-sel-THAYNεἰςaysτὴνtaynΓαλιλαίαν.gah-lih-LAI-anκαὶkaiεὑρίσκειhew-REES-kayΦίλιππονFEE-lih-ponκαὶkaiλέγειLEH-gayαὐτῷow-TOHὁhoἸησοῦς·ih-ay-SOOSἈκολούθειah-ko-LOO-thayμοι.moy

Latin

InincrastinumKRAS-tih-numvoluitWO-loo-itexīreek-SEE-rehininGalīlaeam,gah-lee-LAI-ametetinvenitIN-weh-nitPhilippum.fih-LIH-pumEtetdīcitDEE-kiteīEH-eeJēsūs:YAY-soosSequereSEK-weh-rehmē.may

English

On the next day he wanted to go out into Galilee, and he finds Philip, and Jesus says to him, “Follow me.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Τῇ ἐπαύριονfrom ἐπαύριον, “tomorrow, next day”	In crastinumfrom crastinum	τῇ ἐπαύριον: on the next day. The feminine article implies the word day. Latin: in crastinum, for the morrow.
ἠθέλησενfrom θέλω, “to want, wish”	voluitfrom volō	ἠθέλησεν: he wanted, from θέλω, to want or wish. Latin: voluit, the perfect of volō, to want.
ἐξελθεῖνfrom ἐξέρχομαι, “to go out”	exīrefrom exeō	ἐξελθεῖν: to go out, an aorist infinitive of ἐξέρχομαι. Latin: exīre.
εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίανfrom Γαλιλαία, “Galilee”	in Galīlaeamfrom Galīlaea	εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν: into Galilee. Latin: in Galīlaeam, with no article.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
εὑρίσκειfrom εὑρίσκω, “to find”	invenitfrom inveniō	εὑρίσκει: he finds, from εὑρίσκω, to find. A vivid present. Latin: invenit, from inveniō.
Φίλιππονfrom Φίλιππος, “Philip”	Philippumfrom Philippus	Φίλιππον: Philip. Philippum.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīcitfrom dīcō	λέγει: says. Latin, dīcit.
αὐτῷfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eīfrom is	αὐτῷ: to him. Latin, eī.
ὁ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūs	ὁ Ἰησοῦς: Jesus. Latin, Jēsūs, without the article.
Ἀκολούθει μοιfrom ἀκολουθέω, “to follow”	Sequere mēfrom sequor	ἀκολούθει μοι: follow me. ἀκολουθέω takes the dative, μοι. Latin: sequere mē, from sequor, with the accusative.

New core words

Greek

θέλω want, wish εὑρίσκω find

Latin

volō want, wish, be willing inveniō find, discover, comeupon

Greek core words met237 / 345 Latin core words met245 / 345

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