John 13:33

At the Last Supper, Jesus speaks to his disciples.

Greek

τεκνία,tek-NEE-ahἔτιEH-tihμικρὸνmih-KRONμεθ’methὑμῶνhoo-MOHNεἰμι·AY-mihζητήσετέzay-TAY-seh-tehμε,mehκαὶkaiκαθὼςkah-THOHSεἶπονAY-ponτοῖςtoysἸουδαίοιςih-oo-DAI-oysὅτιHO-tihὍπουHO-pooἐγὼeh-GOHὑπάγωhoo-PAH-gohὑμεῖςhoo-MAYSοὐooδύνασθεDOO-nas-thehἐλθεῖν,el-THAYNκαὶkaiὑμῖνhoo-MEENλέγωLEH-gohἄρτι.AR-tih

Latin

Fīliolī,fee-LEE-o-leeadhūcAD-hookmodicumMO-dih-kumvōbīscumwoh-BEES-kumsum.sumQuaerētiskwai-RAY-tismē;mayetetsīcutSEE-kutdīxīDEEK-seeJūdaeīs,yoo-DAI-eesquōkwohegoEH-govādō,WAH-dohvōswohsnōnnohnpotestispo-TES-tisvenīre:weh-NEE-rehetetvōbīsWOH-beesdīcōDEE-kohmodo.MO-do

English

Little children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ now I say to you as well.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
τεκνίαfrom τεκνίον, “little child”	Fīliolīfrom fīliolus	τεκνία: little children, from τεκνίον, a diminutive of child. Latin has its own diminutive: fīliolī, little sons.
ἔτιall forms, “still, yet”	adhūcall forms	ἔτι: still. Latin: adhūc.
μικρὸνfrom μικρός, “small, little”	modicumfrom modicus	μικρόν: a little, from μικρός, small. The neuter here means a little while. Latin: modicum, from modicus.
μεθ’ ὑμῶνfrom μετά, “with; after”	vōbīscum	μεθ’ ὑμῶν: with you. Latin makes one word: vōbīscum.
εἰμιfrom εἰμί, “to be”	sumall forms	εἰμί, sum: I am.
ζητήσετέfrom ζητέω, “to seek, look for”	Quaerētisfrom quaerō	ζητήσετε: you will look for, a future. Latin: quaerētis.
μεfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	mēfrom ego	με, mē.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
καθὼςfrom καθώς, “just as”	sīcutall forms	καθώς, sīcut: just as.
εἶπονfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīxīfrom dīcō	εἶπον: I said. Latin: dīxī.
τοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςfrom Ἰουδαῖος, “Jewish; a Jew”	Jūdaeīsfrom Jūdaeus	τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις: to the Jews. Latin: Jūdaeīs.
ὅτιall forms, “that; marks a quotation”	—	ὅτι here only introduces a quotation. Latin leaves it out.
Ὅπουfrom ὅπου, “where”	quō	ὅπου: where. Latin: quō, to where, because there is motion.
ἐγὼfrom ἐγώ, “I”	egoall forms	ἐγώ, ego: I, for emphasis.
ὑπάγωall forms, “to go away, depart”	vādōall forms	ὑπάγω: I am going away, I depart. Latin: vādō, I go.
ὑμεῖςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμεῖς, vōs: you.
οὐ δύνασθεfrom δύναμαι, “to be able, can”	nōn potestisfrom possum	οὐ δύνασθε: you cannot. Latin: nōn potestis.
ἐλθεῖνfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	venīrefrom veniō	ἐλθεῖν, venīre: to come.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	etall forms	καί here means also. Latin: et.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs: to you.
λέγωall forms, “to say”	dīcōall forms	λέγω, dīcō: I say.
ἄρτι“now, just now”	modo	ἄρτι: now, at this moment. Latin: modo, just now.

New core words

Greek

μικρός small, little ὅπου where ὑπάγω go away, depart

Latin

None new in this passage.

Greek core words met273 / 345 Latin core words met270 / 345

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