2 Thessalonians 2:15

Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica.

Greek

ἄραAH-rahοὖν,oonἀδελφοί,ah-del-FOYστήκετε,STAY-keh-tehκαὶkaiκρατεῖτεkrah-TAY-tehτὰςtasπαραδόσειςpah-rah-DO-saysἃςhasἐδιδάχθητεeh-dih-DAK-thay-tehεἴτεAY-tehδιὰdih-AHλόγουLO-gooεἴτεAY-tehδι’deeἐπιστολῆςeh-pis-to-LAYSἡμῶν.hay-MOHN

Latin

ItaqueIH-tak-wehfrātrēs,FRAH-traysstāte:STAH-tehetettenēteteh-NAY-tehtrāditiōnēs,trah-dih-tee-OH-naysquāskwahsdidicistis,dih-dih-KIS-tissīveSEE-wehperpersermōnem,ser-MOH-nemsīveSEE-wehperperepistolameh-PIS-to-lamnostram.NOS-tram

English

Therefore, brothers, stand firm, and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether through spoken word or through our letter.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἄρα οὖνfrom ἄρα, “so, therefore”	Itaquefrom itaque	ἄρα οὖν: therefore, so then. ἄρα draws a conclusion, and οὖν adds to it. Latin uses one word: itaque, and so.
ἀδελφοίfrom ἀδελφός, “brother”	frātrēsfrom frāter	ἀδελφοί: brothers. Latin: frātrēs.
στήκετεfrom στήκω, “to stand firm”	stātefrom stō	στήκετε: stand firm, from στήκω. Latin: stāte, from stō.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
κρατεῖτεfrom κρατέω, “to grasp, hold fast”	tenētefrom teneō	κρατεῖτε: hold fast, from κρατέω, to grasp, to hold fast. Latin: tenēte, from teneō, to hold.
τὰς παραδόσειςfrom παράδοσις, “tradition”	trāditiōnēsfrom trāditiō	τὰς παραδόσεις: the traditions, from παράδοσις, something handed on. Latin: trāditiōnēs.
ἃςfrom ὅς, “who, which”	quāsfrom quī	ἃς: which. Latin: quās.
ἐδιδάχθητεfrom διδάσκω, “to teach”	didicistisfrom discō	ἐδιδάχθητε: you were taught, an aorist passive of διδάσκω. Latin turns it round: didicistis, you learned, from discō.
εἴτεall forms, “whether, or”	sīveall forms	εἴτε: whether. Paired, it means whether this or that. Latin pairs sīve the same way.
διὰ λόγουfrom λόγος, “word”	per sermōnemfrom sermō	διὰ λόγου: through word, that is, by speech. Latin: per sermōnem.
εἴτεall forms, “whether, or”	sīveall forms	εἴτε, sīve: or.
δι’ ἐπιστολῆς ἡμῶνfrom ἐπιστολή, “letter”	per epistolam nostramfrom epistula	δι’ ἐπιστολῆς ἡμῶν: through our letter, from ἐπιστολή. Latin: per epistolam nostram.

New core words

Greek

ἄρα so, then, therefore κρατέω grasp, hold fast εἴτε whether, or

Latin

itaque and so, therefore teneō hold, keep;seize, arrest sīve or if; sīve … sīve whether … or

Greek core words met317 / 345 Latin core words met311 / 345

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