John 14:27

At the Last Supper, Jesus speaks to his disciples.

Greek

εἰρήνηνay-RAY-naynἀφίημιah-FEE-ay-mihὑμῖν,hoo-MEENεἰρήνηνay-RAY-naynτὴνtaynἐμὴνeh-MAYNδίδωμιDEE-doh-mihὑμῖν·hoo-MEENοὐooκαθὼςkah-THOHSὁhoκόσμοςKOS-mosδίδωσινDEE-doh-sinἐγὼeh-GOHδίδωμιDEE-doh-mihὑμῖν.hoo-MEENμὴmayταρασσέσθωtah-rah-SES-thohὑμῶνhoo-MOHNἡhayκαρδίαkar-DEE-ahμηδὲmay-DEHδειλιάτω.day-lih-AH-toh

Latin

PācemPAH-kemrelinquōreh-LINK-wohvōbīs,WOH-beespācemPAH-kemmeamMEH-amdōdohvōbīs:WOH-beesnōnnohnquōmodoKWOH-mo-domundusMUN-dusdat,dategoEH-godōdohvōbīs.WOH-beesNōnnohnturbēturtur-BAY-turcorkorvestrum,WES-trumnequeNEK-wehformīdet.for-MEE-det

English

I leave you peace; I give you my peace. I do not give to you in the way the world gives. Let your heart not be troubled, nor let it lose courage.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
εἰρήνηνfrom εἰρήνη, “peace”	Pācemfrom pāx	εἰρήνην: peace, from εἰρήνη. Latin: pācem, from pāx.
ἀφίημιall forms, “to leave; let go; forgive”	relinquōall forms	ἀφίημι: I leave. The same verb can mean let go or forgive. Latin: relinquō, I leave behind.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs: to you.
εἰρήνηνfrom εἰρήνη, “peace”	pācemfrom pāx	εἰρήνην, pācem: peace again.
τὴν ἐμὴνfrom ἐμός, “my, mine”	meamfrom meus	τὴν ἐμήν: my, literally the my, after the noun. Latin: meam.
δίδωμιall forms, “to give”	dōall forms	δίδωμι, dō: I give.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs.
οὐall forms, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐ, nōn: not.
καθὼςfrom καθώς, “just as”	quōmodoall forms	καθώς: as. Here Latin says quōmodo, in what way.
ὁ κόσμοςfrom κόσμος, “world; order; adornment”	mundusall forms	ὁ κόσμος: the world. Both κόσμος and mundus can also mean adornment.
δίδωσινfrom δίδωμι, “to give”	datfrom dō	δίδωσιν: gives. Latin: dat.
ἐγὼfrom ἐγώ, “I”	egoall forms	ἐγώ, ego: I, with emphasis.
δίδωμιall forms, “to give”	dōall forms	δίδωμι, dō.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs.
μὴfrom μή, “not”	Nōnfrom nōn	μή: not, the negative for commands. Latin: nōn.
ταρασσέσθωfrom ταράσσω, “to stir up, trouble”	turbēturfrom turbō	ταρασσέσθω: let it be troubled, from ταράσσω, to stir up. A third person imperative, so English needs let. Latin uses a subjunctive: turbētur, from turbō.
ὑμῶνfrom σύ, “you”	vestrumfrom vester	ὑμῶν: of you, your. Latin uses the adjective vestrum, agreeing with cor.
ἡ καρδίαfrom καρδία, “heart”	corall forms	ἡ καρδία: the heart. Latin: cor.
μηδὲfrom μηδέ, “and not, nor”	nequeall forms	μηδέ: and not, nor. Latin: neque.
δειλιάτωfrom δειλιάω, “to be afraid, timid”	formīdetfrom formīdō	δειλιάτω: let it lose courage, from δειλιάω, to be timid. Latin: formīdet, from formīdō, to dread.

New core words

Greek

εἰρήνη peace μηδέ and not, nor, not even

Latin

pāx peace relinquō leave, leave behind,abandon

Greek core words met278 / 345 Latin core words met274 / 345

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