1 Corinthians 14:12

Paul writes about spiritual gifts in worship.

Greek

οὕτωςHOO-tohsκαὶkaiὑμεῖς,hoo-MAYSἐπεὶeh-PAYζηλωταίzay-loh-TAIἐστεES-tehπνευμάτων,pnew-MAH-tohnπρὸςprosτὴνtaynοἰκοδομὴνoy-ko-do-MAYNτῆςtaysἐκκλησίαςeh-klay-SEE-asζητεῖτεzay-TAY-tehἵναHEE-nahπερισσεύητε.peh-rih-SEW-ay-teh

Latin

Sīcseeketetvōs,wohsquoniamKWO-nee-amaemulātōrēsai-moo-lah-TOH-raysestisES-tisspīrituum,spee-RIH-too-umadadaedificātiōnemai-dih-fih-kah-tee-OH-nemecclēsiaeeh-KLAY-see-aiquaeriteKWAI-rih-tehututabundētis.ah-bun-DAY-tis

English

So you too, since you are eager for spirits, seek that you may abound for the building up of the church.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οὕτωςfrom οὕτω(ς), “so, thus, in this way”	Sīcfrom sīc	οὕτως: so. Latin: sīc, so, thus.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί: also, too. Latin: et.
ὑμεῖςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμεῖς: you, plural. Latin: vōs.
ἐπεὶfrom ἐπεί, “since, because”	quoniamall forms	ἐπεί: since. Latin: quoniam.
ζηλωταίfrom ζηλωτής, “zealot, eager one”	aemulātōrēsfrom aemulātor	ζηλωταί: zealots, eager ones, from ζηλωτής. Latin: aemulātōrēs, rivals, from aemulātor.
ἐστεfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estisfrom sum	ἐστε: you are. Latin: estis.
πνευμάτωνfrom πνεῦμα, “spirit, wind, breath”	spīrituumfrom spīritus	πνευμάτων: of spirits, a genitive plural. Latin: spīrituum.
πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴνfrom οἰκοδομή, “building, building up”	ad aedificātiōnemfrom aedificātiō	πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομήν: for the building up, from οἰκοδομή. Latin: ad aedificātiōnem, from aedificātiō.
τῆς ἐκκλησίαςfrom ἐκκλησία, “assembly, church”	ecclēsiaefrom ecclēsia	τῆς ἐκκλησίας: of the church, from ἐκκλησία, assembly, church. Latin borrows it: ecclēsiae, from ecclēsia.
ζητεῖτεfrom ζητέω, “to seek”	quaeritefrom quaerō	ζητεῖτε: seek, a command. Latin: quaerite.
ἵναall forms, “that, in order that”	utall forms	ἵνα: that. Latin: ut.
περισσεύητεfrom περισσεύω, “to abound, overflow”	abundētisfrom abundō	περισσεύητε: you may abound, from περισσεύω, a subjunctive after ἵνα. Latin: abundētis, from abundō, also subjunctive.

New core words

Greek

ἐκκλησία assembly, church

Latin

sīc so, thus, in this way ecclēsia church, assembly, congregation abundō overflow, abound, have plenty

Greek core words met299 / 345 Latin core words met294 / 345

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