Ephesians 3:13

Paul writes from prison to the Ephesians.

Greek

διὸdih-Oαἰτοῦμαιai-TOO-maiμὴmayἐγκακεῖνen-kah-KAYNἐνenταῖςtaisθλίψεσίνTHLEEP-seh-sinμουmooὑπὲρhoo-PERὑμῶν,hoo-MOHNἥτιςHAY-tisἐστὶνes-TEENδόξαDOK-sahὑμῶν.hoo-MOHN

Latin

PropterPROP-terquodkwodpetōPEH-tohnēnaydēficiātisday-fih-kee-AH-tisinintrībulātiōnibustree-boo-lah-tee-OH-nih-busmeīsMEH-eesprōprohvōbīs:WOH-beesquaekwaiestestglōriaGLOH-ree-ahvestra.WES-trah

English

For this reason I ask you not to be discouraged at my afflictions for your sake, which is your glory.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
διὸfrom διό, “therefore”	Propter quodfrom propter	διό: therefore, for this reason. Latin: propter quod, because of which, from propter, because of.
αἰτοῦμαιfrom αἰτέω, “to ask, request”	petōall forms	αἰτοῦμαι: I ask, from αἰτέω, to ask, here in the middle voice. Latin: petō, I ask, I seek.
μὴfrom μή, “not; lest”	nēall forms	μή: not. Latin: nē.
ἐγκακεῖνfrom ἐγκακέω, “to lose heart”	dēficiātisfrom dēficiō	ἐγκακεῖν: to lose heart, be discouraged, from ἐγκακέω, an infinitive. Latin makes a clause: nē dēficiātis, that you not fail, from dēficiō.
ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίνfrom θλῖψις, “affliction, trouble”	in trībulātiōnibusfrom trībulātiō	ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν: in the afflictions, from θλῖψις, pressure, affliction. Latin: in trībulātiōnibus, from trībulātiō.
μουfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	meīsfrom meus	μου: my. Latin: meīs.
ὑπὲρ ὑμῶνfrom ὑπέρ, “for, on behalf of; over”	prō vōbīsfrom prō	ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν: for you, on your behalf, from ὑπέρ, for, over, here with the genitive. Latin: prō vōbīs.
ἥτιςfrom ὅστις, “who, whoever; which”	quaefrom quī	ἥτις: which. Latin: quae.
ἐστὶνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστίν, est: is.
δόξαall forms, “glory”	glōriaall forms	δόξα: glory. Latin: glōria.
ὑμῶνfrom σύ, “you”	vestrafrom vester	ὑμῶν: your. Latin: vestra, an adjective.

New core words

Greek

διό therefore αἰτέω ask, request θλῖψις affliction, trouble ὑπέρ for, on behalf of; above

Latin

propter because of,on account of; for the sake of

Greek core words met312 / 345 Latin core words met306 / 345

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