1 John 5:1

Greek

Πᾶςpasὁhoπιστεύωνpis-TEW-ohnὅτιHO-tihἸησοῦςih-ay-SOOSἐστινES-tinὁhoχριστὸςkris-TOSἐκekτοῦtooθεοῦtheh-OOγεγέννηται,geh-GEH-nay-taiκαὶkaiπᾶςpasὁhoἀγαπῶνah-gah-POHNτὸνtonγεννήσανταgeh-NAY-san-tahἀγαπᾷah-gah-PAHκαὶkaiτὸνtonγεγεννημένονgeh-geh-nay-MEH-nonἐξexαὐτοῦ.ow-TOO

Latin

OmnisOM-nisquīkweecrēditKRAY-ditquoniamKWO-nee-amJēsūsYAY-soosestestChrīstus,KREES-tusexexDeōDEH-ohnātusNAH-tusest.estEtetomnisOM-nisquīkweedīligitDEE-lih-giteumewmquīkweegenuit,GEH-noo-itdīligitDEE-lih-giteteteumewmquīkweenātusNAH-tusestestexexeō.EH-oh

English

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born from God, and everyone who loves the father also loves the one born from him.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Πᾶςfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	Omnisfrom omnis	πᾶς: every, everyone. Latin: omnis.
ὁ πιστεύωνfrom πιστεύω, “to believe”	quī crēditfrom crēdō	ὁ πιστεύων: the one believing. Latin: quī crēdit, who believes.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quoniamall forms	ὅτι: that. Latin: quoniam.
Ἰησοῦς“Jesus”	Jēsūs	Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
ἐστινfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστιν, est.
ὁ χριστὸςfrom Χριστός, “Christ, anointed one”	Chrīstusall forms	ὁ χριστός: the Christ, the anointed one. Latin: Chrīstus.
ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦfrom θεός, “God”	ex Deōfrom deus	ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ: from God. Latin: ex Deō.
γεγέννηταιfrom γεννάω, “to father, give birth”	nātus estfrom nāscor	γεγέννηται: has been born, from γεννάω, to father, to bring to birth. A perfect passive: born, and still so. Latin: nātus est, from nāscor, to be born.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
πᾶςall forms, “all, every”	omnisall forms	πᾶς, omnis.
ὁ ἀγαπῶνfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	quī dīligitfrom dīligō	ὁ ἀγαπῶν: the one loving, quī dīligit.
τὸν γεννήσανταfrom γεννάω, “to father, give birth”	eum quī genuitfrom gignō	τὸν γεννήσαντα: the one who fathered, an aorist participle of γεννάω, so the father. Latin: eum quī genuit, from gignō, to beget.
ἀγαπᾷfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	dīligitfrom dīligō	ἀγαπᾷ: loves, dīligit.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί: also, et.
τὸν γεγεννημένονfrom γεννάω, “to father, give birth”	eum quī nātus estfrom nāscor	τὸν γεγεννημένον: the one born, a perfect passive participle. Latin again uses a clause: eum quī nātus est.
ἐξ αὐτοῦfrom ἐκ, “out of, from”	ex eōfrom ex	ἐξ αὐτοῦ: from him. ἐκ becomes ἐξ before a vowel. Latin: ex eō.

New core words

Greek

γεννάω father, give birth

Latin

nāscor be born gignō beget, father; bear, give birth to

Greek core words met341 / 345 Latin core words met342 / 345

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