John 5:8

At the pool, Jesus speaks to a man ill for thirty-eight years.

Greek

λέγειLEH-gayαὐτῷow-TOHὁhoἸησοῦς·ih-ay-SOOSἜγειρεEH-gay-rehἆρονAH-ronτὸνtonκράβαττόνKRAH-bah-tonσουsooκαὶkaiπεριπάτει.peh-rih-PAH-tay

Latin

DīcitDEE-kiteīEH-eeJēsūs:YAY-soosSurge,SUR-gehtolleTO-lehgrabātumgrah-BAH-tumtuumTOO-umetetambulā.AM-boo-lah

English

Jesus says to him, “Rise, lift up your mat, and walk about.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīcitfrom dīcō	λέγει, dīcit.
αὐτῷfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eīfrom is	αὐτῷ, eī.
ὁ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūs	ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
Ἔγειρεfrom ἐγείρω, “to raise; rise”	Surgefrom surgō	ἔγειρε: rise, the imperative of ἐγείρω. Latin: surge.
ἆρονfrom αἴρω, “to lift, take away”	tollefrom tollō	ἆρον: lift up, an aorist imperative of αἴρω. Latin: tolle, from tollō, to lift or take away.
τὸν κράβαττόνfrom κράβαττος, “mat, pallet”	grabātumfrom grabātus	τὸν κράβαττον: the mat, a poor man’s pallet. Latin borrows it: grabātum.
σουfrom σύ, “you”	tuumfrom tuus	σου: your. Latin, tuum.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
περιπάτειfrom περιπατέω, “to walk, walk about”	ambulāfrom ambulō	περιπάτει: walk about, from περιπατέω, to walk around. The present imperative suits an ongoing action. Latin: ambulā, from ambulō, to walk.

New core words

Greek

περιπατέω walk, walk about; live

Latin

tollō lift up, raise; take away, remove ambulō walk; live, conductoneself

Greek core words met246 / 345 Latin core words met256 / 345

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