John 11:24

Martha speaks with Jesus after the death of her brother Lazarus.

Greek

λέγειLEH-gayαὐτῷow-TOHἡhayΜάρθα·MAR-thahΟἶδαOY-dahὅτιHO-tihἀναστήσεταιah-nas-TAY-seh-taiἐνenτῇtayἀναστάσειah-nas-TAH-sayἐνenτῇtayἐσχάτῃes-KAH-tayἡμέρᾳ.hay-MEH-rah

Latin

DīcitDEE-kiteīEH-eeMartha:MAR-tahSciōSKEE-ohquiaKWEE-ahresurgetreh-SUR-getininresurrectiōnereh-soo-rek-tee-OH-nehininnovissimōno-WIH-sih-mohdiē.DEE-ay

English

Martha says to him, “I know that he will rise at the resurrection, on the final day.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīcitfrom dīcō	λέγει, dīcit: says.
αὐτῷfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	eīfrom is	αὐτῷ, eī: to him.
ἡ Μάρθαfrom Μάρθα, “Martha”	Martha	ἡ Μάρθα: Martha. Greek often puts the article before a name. Latin cannot: Martha.
Οἶδαfrom οἶδα, “to know”	Sciōfrom sciō	οἶδα: I know, perfect in form but present in meaning. Latin: sciō.
ὅτιall forms, “that, because”	quiaall forms	ὅτι, quia: that.
ἀναστήσεταιfrom ἀνίστημι, “to raise; to rise”	resurgetfrom resurgō	ἀναστήσεται: he will rise, the future middle of ἀνίστημι, to raise or to rise. Latin: resurget, from resurgō.
ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσειfrom ἀνάστασις, “resurrection, rising”	in resurrectiōnefrom resurrectiō	ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει: at the resurrection, from ἀνάστασις, the noun of the same verb. Latin: in resurrectiōne, from resurrectiō.
ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳfrom ἔσχατος, “last”	in novissimō diēfrom novus	ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ: on the final day. Latin: in novissimō diē, in the newest day, a superlative of novus.

New core words

Greek

ἀνίστημι raise; (intrans.) rise ἀνάστασις resurrection, rising

Latin

None new in this passage.

Greek core words met270 / 345 Latin core words met270 / 345

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