John 14:29

Jesus tells his disciples that he is going away.

Greek

καὶkaiνῦνnoonεἴρηκαAY-ray-kahὑμῖνhoo-MEENπρὶνpreenγενέσθαι,geh-NES-thaiἵναHEE-nahὅτανHO-tanγένηταιGEH-nay-taiπιστεύσητε.pis-TEW-say-teh

Latin

EtetnuncnunkdīxīDEEK-seevōbīsWOH-beespriusquampree-USK-wamfīat:FEE-atututcumkumfactumFAK-tumfuerit,FOO-eh-ritcrēdātis.kray-DAH-tis

English

And now I have told you before it occurs, so that whenever it occurs, you may believe.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
νῦνall forms, “now”	nuncall forms	νῦν, nunc: now.
εἴρηκαfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīxīfrom dīcō	εἴρηκα: I have told, perfect of λέγω. Latin: dīxī.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs.
πρὶνfrom πρίν, “before”	priusquam	πρίν: before. Latin: priusquam.
γενέσθαιfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	fīatfrom fīō	γενέσθαι: to happen. Latin uses a subjunctive, fīat.
ἵναall forms, “so that”	utall forms	ἵνα, ut: so that.
ὅτανall forms, “whenever, when”	cumall forms	ὅταν: whenever, from ὅτε, when, and ἄν. Latin: cum.
γένηταιfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	factum fueritfrom fīō	γένηται: it happens, a subjunctive. Latin: factum fuerit, it will have happened.
πιστεύσητεfrom πιστεύω, “to believe”	crēdātisfrom crēdō	πιστεύσητε: you may believe. Latin: crēdātis.

New core words

Greek

ὅταν whenever, when

Latin

None new in this passage.

Greek core words met279 / 345 Latin core words met274 / 345

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