John 5:16

Jesus has healed a man on the Sabbath.

Greek

καὶkaiδιὰdih-AHτοῦτοTOO-toἐδίωκονeh-DEE-oh-konοἱhoyἸουδαῖοιih-oo-DAI-oyτὸνtonἸησοῦνih-ay-SOONὅτιHO-tihταῦταTOW-tahἐποίειeh-POY-ayἐνenσαββάτῳ.sah-BAH-toh

Latin

Proptereāprop-TEH-reh-ahpersequēbanturper-sek-way-BAN-turJūdaeīyoo-DAI-eeJēsum,YAY-sumquiaKWEE-ahhaechaikfaciēbatfah-kee-AY-batininsabbatō.SAH-bah-toh

English

And because of this the Jews were hounding Jesus, since he was doing these things on a Sabbath.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	—	καί: and. Latin leaves it out.
διὰ τοῦτοfrom διά, “through; because of”	Proptereāfrom proptereā	διὰ τοῦτο: because of this. Latin uses one word, proptereā.
ἐδίωκονfrom διώκω, “to pursue, persecute”	persequēbanturfrom persequor	ἐδίωκον: they were hounding, from διώκω, to pursue or persecute. The imperfect, an ongoing action. Latin: persequēbantur, from persequor, passive in form but active in meaning.
οἱ Ἰουδαῖοιfrom Ἰουδαῖος, “Jewish; a Jew”	Jūdaeīfrom Jūdaeus	οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι: the Jews. Jūdaeī.
τὸν Ἰησοῦνfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsumfrom Jēsūs	τὸν Ἰησοῦν: Jesus, the object. Jēsum.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quiaall forms	ὅτι, quia.
ταῦταfrom οὗτος, “this”	haecfrom hic	ταῦτα: these things, neuter plural. haec.
ἐποίειfrom ποιέω, “to do, make”	faciēbatfrom faciō	ἐποίει: he was doing, the imperfect. Latin: faciēbat.
ἐν σαββάτῳfrom σάββατον, “Sabbath”	in sabbatōfrom sabbatum	ἐν σαββάτῳ: on a Sabbath, from σάββατον, the day of rest. Latin borrows it: in sabbatō, from sabbatum.

New core words

Greek

διώκω pursue, persecute σάββατον Sabbath; week

Latin

sabbatum Sabbath; pl. also 'the Sabbath, aweek'

Greek core words met248 / 345 Latin core words met257 / 345

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