John 6:6

Jesus has asked Philip where to buy bread for the crowd.

Greek

τοῦτοTOO-toδὲdehἔλεγενEH-leh-genπειράζωνpay-RAH-zohnαὐτόν,ow-TONαὐτὸςow-TOSγὰρgarᾔδειAY-dayτίteeἔμελλενEH-meh-lenποιεῖν.poy-AYN

Latin

HochokautemOW-temdīcēbatdee-KAY-battentānsTEN-tahnseum:ewmipseIP-sehenimEH-nimsciēbatskee-AY-batquidkwidessetEH-setfactūrus.fak-TOO-rus

English

Now he was saying this to put him to the test, for he himself knew what he was about to do.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
τοῦτοfrom οὗτος, “this”	Hocfrom hic	τοῦτο, hoc: this.
δὲfrom δέ, “but, and, now”	autemall forms	δέ, autem.
ἔλεγενfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīcēbatfrom dīcō	ἔλεγεν, dīcēbat: he was saying.
πειράζωνfrom πειράζω, “to test, tempt”	tentānsfrom temptō	πειράζων: testing, from πειράζω, to test. Latin: tentāns, from temptō.
αὐτόνfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	eumfrom is	αὐτόν: him, Philip. Latin: eum.
αὐτὸςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	ipseall forms	αὐτός: he himself. Latin: ipse.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ, enim: for.
ᾔδειfrom οἶδα, “to know”	sciēbatfrom sciō	ᾔδει: he knew, a past form of οἶδα. Latin: sciēbat.
τίfrom τίς, “who? what?”	quidfrom quis	τί, quid: what.
ἔμελλενfrom μέλλω, “to be about to”	essetfrom sum	ἔμελλεν: he was about to, from μέλλω. Latin instead uses esset with a future participle.
ποιεῖνfrom ποιέω, “to do, make”	factūrusfrom faciō	ποιεῖν: to do. Latin: factūrus, going to do.

New core words

Greek

μέλλω be about to

Latin

tentō test, try; tempt

Greek core words met249 / 345 Latin core words met258 / 345

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