Galatians 1:10

Paul defends his message to the Galatians.

Greek

ἌρτιAR-tihγὰρgarἀνθρώπουςanth-ROH-poosπείθωPAY-thohἢayτὸνtonθεόν;theh-ONἢayζητῶzay-TOHἀνθρώποιςanth-ROH-poysἀρέσκειν;ah-RES-kaynεἰayἔτιEH-tihἀνθρώποιςanth-ROH-poysἤρεσκον,AY-res-konΧριστοῦkris-TOOδοῦλοςDOO-losοὐκookἂνanἤμην.AY-mayn

Latin

ModoMO-doenimEH-nimhominibusho-MIH-nih-bussuādeō,soo-AH-deh-ohananDeō?DEH-ohananquaerōKWAI-rohhominibusho-MIH-nih-busplacēre?plah-KAY-rehsīseeadhūcAD-hookhominibusho-MIH-nih-busplacērem,plah-KAY-remChrīstīKREES-teeservusSER-wusnōnnohnessem.EH-sem

English

For am I now persuading people, or God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be Christ’s slave.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἄρτιfrom ἄρτι, “now, just now”	Modofrom modo	ἄρτι: now. Latin: modo, just now.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ, enim: for.
ἀνθρώπουςfrom ἄνθρωπος, “person, human being”	hominibusfrom homō	ἀνθρώπους: people. Latin: hominibus, a dative, which its verb requires.
πείθωall forms, “to persuade”	suādeō	πείθω: I persuade, also its dictionary form. Here, am I trying to persuade. Latin: suādeō.
ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	anall forms	ἤ: or. Latin: an.
τὸν θεόνfrom θεός, “God, god”	Deōfrom deus	τὸν θεόν: God. Latin again a dative: Deō.
ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	anall forms	ἤ, an: or.
ζητῶfrom ζητέω, “to seek”	quaerōall forms	ζητῶ: am I seeking. Latin: quaerō.
ἀνθρώποιςfrom ἄνθρωπος, “person, human being”	hominibusfrom homō	ἀνθρώποις: people, now dative after the next verb. Latin: hominibus.
ἀρέσκεινfrom ἀρέσκω, “to please”	placērefrom placeō	ἀρέσκειν: to please, from ἀρέσκω. Latin: placēre, from placeō.
εἰall forms, “if”	sīall forms	εἰ: if. Latin: sī.
ἔτιall forms, “still, yet”	adhūcall forms	ἔτι: still. Latin: adhūc.
ἀνθρώποιςfrom ἄνθρωπος, “person, human being”	hominibusfrom homō	ἀνθρώποις, hominibus: people.
ἤρεσκονfrom ἀρέσκω, “to please”	placēremfrom placeō	ἤρεσκον: I was pleasing, an imperfect, here contrary to fact. Latin: placērem, an imperfect subjunctive.
Χριστοῦfrom Χριστός, “Christ, anointed one”	Chrīstīfrom Chrīstus	Χριστοῦ: of Christ, from Χριστός, anointed. Latin: Chrīstī, from Chrīstus.
δοῦλοςall forms, “slave, servant”	servusall forms	δοῦλος: slave. Latin: servus.
οὐκfrom οὐ, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐκ, nōn: not.
ἂν ἤμηνfrom ἄν, “would; marks a condition”	essemfrom sum	ἂν ἤμην: I would be. ἄν marks the unreal result. Latin uses the subjunctive essem.

New core words

Greek

πείθω persuade; pf. trust Χριστός Christ, Anointed One

Latin

placeō please, be pleasing to (+ dat.)Chrīstus Christ, the AnointedOne

Greek core words met304 / 345 Latin core words met298 / 345

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