John 13:34

Greek

ἐντολὴνen-to-LAYNκαινὴνkai-NAYNδίδωμιDEE-doh-mihὑμῖνhoo-MEENἵναHEE-nahἀγαπᾶτεah-gah-PAH-tehἀλλήλους,ah-LAY-loosκαθὼςkah-THOHSἠγάπησαay-GAH-pay-sahὑμᾶςhoo-MASἵναHEE-nahκαὶkaiὑμεῖςhoo-MAYSἀγαπᾶτεah-gah-PAH-tehἀλλήλους.ah-LAY-loos

Latin

Mandātumman-DAH-tumnovumNO-wumdōdohvōbīs:WOH-beesututdīligātisdee-lih-GAH-tisinvicem:IN-wih-kemsīcutSEE-kutdīlēxīdee-LAYK-seevōs,wohsututetetvōswohsdīligātisdee-lih-GAH-tisinvicem.IN-wih-kem

English

I am giving you a new command, that you love one another: just as I loved you, that you too love one another.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἐντολὴνfrom ἐντολή, “command, commandment”	Mandātumfrom mandātum	ἐντολήν: a command, from ἐντολή. Latin: mandātum, a thing commanded, from mandō, to entrust or command.
καινὴνfrom καινός, “new”	novumfrom novus	καινήν: new, from καινός, feminine to match the noun. Latin: novum, neuter to match mandātum.
δίδωμιall forms, “to give”	dōall forms	δίδωμι: I give. Latin: dō.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs: to you.
ἵναall forms, “that, in order that”	utall forms	ἵνα, ut: that.
ἀγαπᾶτεfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīligātisfrom dīligō	ἀγαπᾶτε: you love, from ἀγαπάω, to love. It is subjunctive after ἵνα. Latin: dīligātis, also subjunctive, from dīligō.
ἀλλήλουςfrom ἀλλήλων, “one another”	invicemall forms	ἀλλήλους: one another. Latin uses an adverb, invicem, mutually.
καθὼςfrom καθώς, “just as”	sīcutall forms	καθώς, sīcut: just as.
ἠγάπησαfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīlēxīfrom dīligō	ἠγάπησα: I loved, an aorist. Latin: dīlēxī, a perfect.
ὑμᾶςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμᾶς, vōs: you, now the object.
ἵναall forms, “that, in order that”	utall forms	ἵνα, ut: that.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	etall forms	καί: also. Latin: et.
ὑμεῖςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμεῖς, vōs: you.
ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλουςfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīligātis invicemfrom dīligō	ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους, dīligātis invicem: love one another.

New core words

Greek

ἐντολή command, commandment καινός new ἀγαπάω love

Latin

mandātum commandment, order dīligō love,esteem, value

Greek core words met276 / 345 Latin core words met272 / 345

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