John 2:7

At a wedding in Cana, the wine has run out.

Greek

λέγειLEH-gayαὐτοῖςow-TOYSὁhoἸησοῦς·ih-ay-SOOSΓεμίσατεgeh-MEE-sah-tehτὰςtasὑδρίαςhoo-DREE-asὕδατος·HOO-dah-tosκαὶkaiἐγέμισανeh-GEH-mih-sanαὐτὰςow-TASἕωςHEH-ohsἄνω.AH-noh

Latin

DīcitDEE-kiteīsEH-eesJēsūs:YAY-soosImplēteim-PLAY-tehhydriāsHIH-dree-ahsaquā.AK-wahEtetimplēvēruntim-playw-AY-runteāsEH-ahsusqueUSK-wehadadsummum.SOO-mum

English

Jesus says to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them right up to the top.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīcitfrom dīcō	λέγει, dīcit.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eīsfrom is	αὐτοῖς, eīs.
ὁ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūs	ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
Γεμίσατεfrom γεμίζω, “to fill”	Implētefrom impleō	γεμίσατε: fill, a plural command, from γεμίζω. Latin: implēte, from impleō.
τὰς ὑδρίαςfrom ὑδρία, “water jar”	hydriāsfrom hydria	τὰς ὑδρίας: the water jars, from ὑδρία. Latin borrows the word: hydriās.
ὕδατοςfrom ὕδωρ, “water”	aquāfrom aqua	ὕδατος: with water, from ὕδωρ, water. Greek verbs of filling take the genitive. Latin uses the ablative: aquā, from aqua.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἐγέμισανfrom γεμίζω, “to fill”	implēvēruntfrom impleō	ἐγέμισαν: they filled. Latin, the perfect: implēvērunt.
αὐτὰςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eāsfrom is	αὐτάς: them, the jars. eās.
ἕωςall forms, “until, up to”	usque adfrom usque	ἕως: right up to. Latin uses two words, usque ad.
ἄνω“above, up”	summumfrom summus	ἄνω: above. Latin: summum, the top, from summus.

New core words

Greek

ὕδωρ water

Latin

aqua water

Greek core words met238 / 345 Latin core words met246 / 345

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