John 4:21

Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman at a well.

Greek

λέγειLEH-gayαὐτῇow-TAYὁhoἸησοῦς·ih-ay-SOOSΠίστευέPEES-tew-ehμοι,moyγύναι,GOO-naiὅτιHO-tihἔρχεταιER-keh-taiὥραHOH-rahὅτεHO-tehοὔτεOO-tehἐνenτῷtohὄρειO-rayτούτῳTOO-tohοὔτεOO-tehἐνenἹεροσολύμοιςhih-eh-ro-so-LOO-moysπροσκυνήσετεpros-koo-NAY-seh-tehτῷtohπατρί.pah-TREE

Latin

DīcitDEE-kiteīEH-eeJēsūs:YAY-soosMulier,MOO-lee-ercrēdeKRAY-dehmihi,MIH-hihquiaKWEE-ahvenitWEH-nithōra,HOH-rahquandōKWAN-dohnequeNEK-wehininmonteMON-tehhōc,hohknequeNEK-wehininJerosolymīsyeh-ro-SO-lih-meesadōrābitisah-doh-RAH-bih-tisPatrem.PAH-trem

English

Jesus says to her, “Believe me, woman, that an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīcitfrom dīcō	λέγει, dīcit.
αὐτῇfrom αὐτός, “he, she; self”	eīfrom is	αὐτῇ: to her, feminine. Latin eī serves for him or her.
ὁ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūs	ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
Πίστευέfrom πιστεύω, “to believe, trust”	crēdefrom crēdō	πίστευε: believe, an imperative of πιστεύω. Latin: crēde.
μοιfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	mihifrom ego	μοι: me, in the dative, as πιστεύω requires. Latin too: mihi.
γύναιfrom γυνή, “woman, wife”	Mulierfrom mulier	γύναι: woman, the vocative, used to address her. Latin puts it first: mulier.
ὅτιall forms, “that, because”	quiaall forms	ὅτι: that. quia.
ἔρχεταιfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	venitfrom veniō	ἔρχεται: is coming. venit.
ὥραall forms, “hour, time”	hōraall forms	ὥρα: an hour, a time. Latin: hōra.
ὅτεall forms, “when”	quandō	ὅτε: when. Latin: quandō.
οὔτεall forms, “neither, nor”	nequeall forms	οὔτε: neither. A second οὔτε will follow, meaning nor. Latin: neque, then neque again.
ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳfrom ὄρος, “mountain”	in monte hōcfrom mōns	ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ: on this mountain, from ὄρος. Latin: in monte hōc.
οὔτεall forms, “neither, nor”	nequeall forms	οὔτε: nor. neque.
ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοιςfrom Ἱεροσόλυμα, “Jerusalem”	in Jerosolymīsfrom Jerosolyma	ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις: in Jerusalem, a plural form in Greek. Latin too: in Jerosolymīs.
προσκυνήσετεfrom προσκυνέω, “to worship, bow down”	adōrābitisfrom adōrō	προσκυνήσετε: you will worship, from προσκυνέω, to bow down, to worship. A future, plural. Latin: adōrābitis, from adōrō.
τῷ πατρίfrom πατήρ, “father”	Patremfrom pater	τῷ πατρί: the Father, in the dative, which προσκυνέω often takes. Latin: Patrem, accusative.

New core words

Greek

ὅτε when οὔτε neither, nor προσκυνέω worship, bow down

Latin

adōrō worship, bow down to; prayto

Greek core words met243 / 345 Latin core words met250 / 345

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