John 4:33

Jesus has told the disciples he has food they know nothing of.

Greek

ἔλεγονEH-leh-gonοὖνoonοἱhoyμαθηταὶmah-thay-TAIπρὸςprosἀλλήλους·ah-LAY-loosΜήmayτιςteesἤνεγκενAY-nen-kenαὐτῷow-TOHφαγεῖν;fah-GAYN

Latin

Dīcēbantdee-KAY-bantergōER-gohdiscipulīdis-KIH-poo-leeadadinvicem:IN-wih-kemNumquidNUMK-widaliquisAH-lik-wisattulitAH-too-liteīEH-eemandūcāre?man-doo-KAH-reh

English

So the disciples were saying to each other, “Surely no one brought him anything to eat?”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἔλεγονfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīcēbantfrom dīcō	ἔλεγον: they were saying, the imperfect. Latin also: dīcēbant.
οὖνall forms, “so, therefore”	ergōall forms	οὖν: so. ergō.
οἱ μαθηταὶfrom μαθητής, “disciple”	discipulīfrom discipulus	οἱ μαθηταί: the disciples. discipulī.
πρὸς ἀλλήλουςfrom ἀλλήλων, “one another”	ad invicemfrom invicem	πρὸς ἀλλήλους: to one another, from ἀλλήλων, which has no nominative. Latin: ad invicem, in turn.
Μήfrom μή, “not; in questions: surely not”	Numquidfrom numquid	μή: here it opens a question expecting the answer no. Latin: numquid, which does the same.
τιςall forms, “someone, anyone”	aliquisall forms	τις: anyone. Latin: aliquis, someone.
ἤνεγκενfrom φέρω, “to bring, carry”	attulitfrom afferō	ἤνεγκεν: brought, an aorist of φέρω, from another stem. Latin: attulit, the perfect of afferō, to bring.
αὐτῷfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eīfrom is	αὐτῷ: him, eī.
φαγεῖνfrom ἐσθίω, “to eat”	mandūcārefrom mandūcō	φαγεῖν: to eat, an aorist infinitive of ἐσθίω, again another stem. Latin: mandūcāre, from mandūcō, to chew.

New core words

Greek

ἀλλήλων one another ἐσθίω eat

Latin

invicem one another, mutually; in turn numquid surely not? is it …?aliquis someone, something; anyone mandūcō eat; chew

Greek core words met245 / 345 Latin core words met254 / 345

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