1 Timothy 2:8

Paul gives Timothy instructions about prayer.

Greek

ΒούλομαιBOO-lo-maiοὖνoonπροσεύχεσθαιpro-SEW-kes-thaiτοὺςtoosἄνδραςAN-drasἐνenπαντὶpan-TEEτόπῳ,TO-pohἐπαίρονταςeh-PAI-ron-tasὁσίουςho-SEE-oosχεῖραςKAY-rasχωρὶςkoh-REESὀργῆςor-GAYSκαὶkaiδιαλογισμοῦ.dih-ah-lo-gis-MOO

Latin

VolōWO-lohergōER-gohvirōsWIH-rohsōrāreoh-RAH-rehininomnīOM-neelocō,LO-kohlevantēslew-AN-tayspūrāsPOO-rahsmanūsMAH-noossineSIH-nehīrāEE-rahetetdisceptātiōne.dis-kep-tah-tee-OH-neh

English

So I want the men to pray in every place, raising holy hands without anger and dispute.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Βούλομαιfrom βούλομαι, “to want, wish”	Volōfrom volō	Βούλομαι: I want. Middle in form, active in meaning. Latin: volō.
οὖνall forms, “so, therefore”	ergōall forms	οὖν: so. Latin: ergō.
προσεύχεσθαιfrom προσεύχομαι, “to pray”	ōrārefrom ōrō	προσεύχεσθαι: to pray, an infinitive of προσεύχομαι. Latin: ōrāre, from ōrō.
τοὺς ἄνδραςfrom ἀνήρ, “man, husband”	virōsfrom vir	τοὺς ἄνδρας: the men, from ἀνήρ, a man or husband. Accusative, as the subject of the infinitive. Latin: virōs, from vir.
ἐν παντὶfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	in omnīfrom omnis	ἐν παντὶ, in omnī: in every.
τόπῳfrom τόπος, “place”	locōfrom locus	τόπῳ: place, from τόπος. Latin: locō, from locus.
ἐπαίρονταςfrom ἐπαίρω, “to lift up”	levantēsfrom levō	ἐπαίροντας: raising, a participle of ἐπαίρω, to lift up. Latin: levantēs.
ὁσίουςfrom ὅσιος, “holy, devout”	pūrāsfrom pūrus	ὁσίους: holy, from ὅσιος. It looks masculine, but describes the feminine hands. Latin says pūrās, pure.
χεῖραςfrom χείρ, “hand”	manūsfrom manus	χεῖρας: hands. Latin: manūs.
χωρὶςfrom χωρίς, “without, apart from”	sineall forms	χωρὶς: without, with the genitive. Latin: sine, with the ablative.
ὀργῆςfrom ὀργή, “anger, wrath”	īrāfrom īra	ὀργῆς: anger, from ὀργή. Latin: īrā, from īra.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
διαλογισμοῦfrom διαλογισμός, “reasoning, dispute”	disceptātiōnefrom disceptātiō	διαλογισμοῦ: dispute, from διαλογισμός, reasoning or argument. Latin: disceptātiōne.

New core words

Greek

ἀνήρ man, husband τόπος place χωρίς without, apart from

Latin

vir man, husband locus place; passage īra anger, wrath

Greek core words met320 / 345 Latin core words met314 / 345

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