1 Peter 4:19

Peter writes to believers who are suffering.

Greek

ὥστεHOHS-tehκαὶkaiοἱhoyπάσχοντεςPAS-kon-tesκατὰkah-TAHτὸtoθέλημαTHEH-lay-mahτοῦtooθεοῦtheh-OOπιστῷpis-TOHκτίστῃKTEES-tayπαρατιθέσθωσανpah-rah-tih-THES-thoh-sanτὰςtasψυχὰςpsoo-KASαὐτῶνow-TOHNἐνenἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.ah-gah-tho-poy-EE-ah

Latin

ItaqueIH-tak-wehetethī,heequīkweepatiunturpah-tee-UN-tursecundumseh-KUN-dumvoluntātemwo-lun-TAH-temDeī,DEH-eefidēlīfih-DAY-leeCreātōrīkreh-ah-TOH-reecommendentko-MEN-dentanimāsAH-nih-mahssuāsSOO-ahsininbenefactīs.beh-neh-FAK-tees

English

So then, let those too who suffer in line with God’s will commit their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὥστεall forms, “so that, therefore”	Itaquefrom itaque	ὥστε: so then. Latin: itaque.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et, here meaning too.
οἱ πάσχοντεςfrom πάσχω, “to suffer”	hī quī patiunturfrom patior	οἱ πάσχοντες: those suffering, from πάσχω, to suffer. Latin uses a clause, hī quī patiuntur, those who suffer, from patior, passive in form, active in meaning.
κατὰfrom κατά, “according to; down”	secundum	κατά: according to. Latin: secundum.
τὸ θέλημαfrom θέλημα, “will, wish”	voluntātemfrom voluntās	τὸ θέλημα: the will, related to θέλω, to wish. Latin: voluntātem, from voluntās.
τοῦ θεοῦfrom θεός, “God”	Deīfrom deus	τοῦ θεοῦ: of God, Deī.
πιστῷfrom πιστός, “faithful, believing”	fidēlīfrom fidēlis	πιστῷ: faithful, from πιστός. The dative, to, agreeing with Creator. Latin: fidēlī, from fidēlis.
κτίστῃfrom κτίστης, “creator”	Creātōrīfrom creātor	κτίστῃ: Creator, from κτίστης. Latin: Creātōrī, from creātor.
παρατιθέσθωσανfrom παρατίθημι, “to set before; entrust”	commendentfrom commendō	παρατιθέσθωσαν: let them commit, from παρατίθημι, to set before or entrust. A third person command. Latin: commendent, from commendō.
τὰς ψυχὰςfrom ψυχή, “soul, life”	animāsfrom anima	τὰς ψυχάς: the souls, animās.
αὐτῶνfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	suāsfrom suus	αὐτῶν: their. Latin uses the reflexive suās, their own.
ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳfrom ἀγαθοποιΐα, “doing good”	in benefactīsfrom benefactum	ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ: in doing good, from ἀγαθοποιΐα. Latin has a plural, in benefactīs, in good deeds.

New core words

Greek

πάσχω suffer θέλημα will, wish πιστός faithful, believing

Latin

patior suffer, endure; allow voluntās will, wish;goodwill fidēlis faithful, trustworthy; believing

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