1 John 4:18

Greek

φόβοςFO-bosοὐκookἔστινES-tinἐνenτῇtayἀγάπῃ,ah-GAH-payἀλλ’alἡhayτελείαteh-LAY-ahἀγάπηah-GAH-payἔξωEK-sohβάλλειBAH-layτὸνtonφόβον,FO-bonὅτιHO-tihὁhoφόβοςFO-bosκόλασινKO-lah-sinἔχει,EH-kayὁhoδὲdehφοβούμενοςfo-BOO-meh-nosοὐooτετελείωταιteh-teh-LAY-oh-taiἐνenτῇtayἀγάπῃ.ah-GAH-pay

Latin

TimorTIH-mornōnnohnestestinincāritāte:kah-rih-TAH-tehsedsedperfectaper-FEK-tahcāritāsKAH-rih-tahsforāsFO-rahsmittitMIH-tittimōrem,tih-MOH-remquoniamKWO-nee-amtimorTIH-morpoenamPOY-namhabet:HAH-betquīkweeautemOW-temtimet,TIH-metnōnnohnestestperfectusper-FEK-tusinincāritāte.kah-rih-TAH-teh

English

Fear does not exist in love, but complete love throws fear out, because fear carries punishment, and the one who fears has not been made complete in love.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
φόβοςall forms, “fear”	Timorfrom timor	φόβος: fear. Latin: timor.
οὐκ ἔστινfrom εἰμί, “to be”	nōn estfrom sum	οὐκ ἔστιν: is not, nōn est.
ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃfrom ἀγάπη, “love”	in cāritātefrom cāritās	ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ: in love, now in the dative after ἐν. Latin: in cāritāte, the ablative of cāritās, love.
ἀλλ’from ἀλλά, “but”	sedall forms	ἀλλά: but. Latin: sed.
ἡ τελείαfrom τέλειος, “complete, perfect”	perfectafrom perficiō	ἡ τελεία: complete, from τέλειος, reaching its goal. Latin: perfecta, finished, a participle of perficiō, to complete.
ἀγάπηall forms, “love”	cāritāsall forms	ἀγάπη, cāritās, now the subject.
ἔξωall forms, “out, outside”	forās	ἔξω: out, outside, an adverb. Latin: forās, out of doors.
βάλλειfrom βάλλω, “to throw, cast”	mittitfrom mittō	βάλλει: throws, from βάλλω, to throw. With ἔξω, to throw out. Latin uses mittit, sends, from mittō.
τὸν φόβονfrom φόβος, “fear”	timōremfrom timor	τὸν φόβον: fear, now the object. Latin: timōrem.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quoniamall forms	ὅτι, quoniam.
ὁ φόβοςfrom φόβος, “fear”	timorall forms	ὁ φόβος, timor.
κόλασινfrom κόλασις, “punishment”	poenamfrom poena	κόλασιν: punishment, from κόλασις. Latin: poenam, from poena, penalty.
ἔχειfrom ἔχω, “to have, hold”	habetfrom habeō	ἔχει: has, here carries. Latin: habet.
ὁ δὲ φοβούμενοςfrom φοβέομαι, “to fear”	quī autem timetfrom timeō	ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος: and the one fearing, from φοβέομαι, to fear. Latin uses a clause, quī autem timet.
οὐall forms, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐ, nōn.
τετελείωταιfrom τελειόω, “to complete, perfect”	est perfectusfrom perficiō	τετελείωται: has been made complete, from τελειόω, to complete. A perfect passive: a lasting state. Latin: est perfectus, is perfected.
ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃfrom ἀγάπη, “love”	in cāritātefrom cāritās	ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, in cāritāte.

New core words

Greek

ἔξω out, outside βάλλω throw, cast

Latin

perficiō complete, finish, make perfect

Greek core words met340 / 345 Latin core words met340 / 345

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