1 John 4:11

Greek

ἀγαπητοί,ah-gah-pay-TOYεἰayοὕτωςHOO-tohsὁhoθεὸςtheh-OSἠγάπησενay-GAH-pay-senἡμᾶς,hay-MASκαὶkaiἡμεῖςhay-MAYSὀφείλομενo-FAY-lo-menἀλλήλουςah-LAY-loosἀγαπᾶν.ah-gah-PAN

Latin

Cārissimī,kah-RIH-sih-meesīseesīcseekDeusDEH-usdīlēxitdee-LAYK-sitnōs:nohsetetnōsnohsdēbēmusday-BAY-musalterutrumal-TEH-roo-trumdīligere.dee-LIH-geh-reh

English

Beloved, if this is how God loved us, we too are obliged to love one another.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἀγαπητοίfrom ἀγαπητός, “beloved”	Cārissimīfrom cārus	ἀγαπητοί: beloved, from ἀγαπητός, a vocative. Latin: cārissimī, dearest, the superlative of cārus, dear.
εἰall forms, “if”	sīall forms	εἰ: if. Latin: sī.
οὕτωςfrom οὕτω(ς), “so, in this way”	sīcall forms	οὕτως, sīc.
ὁ θεὸςfrom θεός, “God”	Deusfrom deus	ὁ θεός, Deus.
ἠγάπησενfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīlēxitfrom dīligō	ἠγάπησεν: loved, an aorist. Latin perfect: dīlēxit.
ἡμᾶςfrom ἐγώ, “I; we, us”	nōsall forms	ἡμᾶς: us. Latin: nōs.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί: too. Latin: et.
ἡμεῖςfrom ἐγώ, “I; we, us”	nōsall forms	ἡμεῖς: we. Latin, nōs again.
ὀφείλομενfrom ὀφείλω, “to owe, ought”	dēbēmusfrom dēbeō	ὀφείλομεν: we ought, from ὀφείλω, to owe, so ought. Latin: dēbēmus, from dēbeō, to owe.
ἀλλήλουςfrom ἀλλήλων, “one another”	alterutrumfrom alteruter	ἀλλήλους: one another. Latin: alterutrum, from alteruter, one or the other.
ἀγαπᾶνfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīligerefrom dīligō	ἀγαπᾶν: to love, the infinitive. Latin: dīligere.

New core words

Greek

ἀγαπητός beloved

Latin

dēbeō owe; ought, must

Greek core words met338 / 345 Latin core words met339 / 345

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