Galatians 3:5

Paul questions the Galatians about how they received the Spirit.

Greek

ὁhoοὖνoonἐπιχορηγῶνeh-pih-ko-ray-GOHNὑμῖνhoo-MEENτὸtoπνεῦμαPNEW-mahκαὶkaiἐνεργῶνeh-ner-GOHNδυνάμειςdoo-NAH-maysἐνenὑμῖνhoo-MEENἐξexἔργωνER-gohnνόμουNO-mooἢayἐξexἀκοῆςah-ko-AYSπίστεως;PEES-teh-ohs

Latin

QuīkweeergōER-gohtribuitTRIH-boo-itvōbīsWOH-beesSpīritum,SPEE-rih-tumetetoperāturo-peh-RAH-turvirtūtēswir-TOO-taysininvōbīs:WOH-beesexexoperibuso-PEH-rih-buslēgis,LAY-gisananexexaudītūow-DEE-toofideī?FIH-deh-ee

English

So the one who supplies you with the Spirit and works miracles among you: is it from works of law, or from the hearing of faith?

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὁall forms, “the”	Quīfrom quī	ὁ: the one, the article with a participle. Latin uses quī, who, with ordinary verbs.
οὖνall forms, “so, therefore”	ergōall forms	οὖν, ergō: so.
ἐπιχορηγῶνfrom ἐπιχορηγέω, “to supply, provide”	tribuitfrom tribuō	ἐπιχορηγῶν: supplying, from ἐπιχορηγέω. Latin: tribuit, he grants, from tribuō.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν: to you. Latin: vōbīs.
τὸ πνεῦμαfrom πνεῦμα, “spirit, wind, breath”	Spīritumfrom spīritus	τὸ πνεῦμα: the Spirit. Latin: Spīritum.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐνεργῶνfrom ἐνεργέω, “to work, be at work”	operāturfrom operor	ἐνεργῶν: working, from ἐνεργέω, source of our energy. Latin: operātur, from operor, a deponent.
δυνάμειςfrom δύναμις, “power; miracle”	virtūtēsfrom virtūs	δυνάμεις: powers, miracles, from δύναμις. Latin: virtūtēs.
ἐν ὑμῖνfrom ἐν, “in, among”	in vōbīsfrom in	ἐν ὑμῖν: among you. Latin: in vōbīs.
ἐξ ἔργωνfrom ἔργον, “work, deed”	ex operibusfrom opus	ἐξ ἔργων: from works, from ἔργον, work, deed. Latin: ex operibus, from opus, work.
νόμουfrom νόμος, “law”	lēgisfrom lēx	νόμου: of law. Latin: lēgis.
ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	anall forms	ἤ: or. Latin: an.
ἐξ ἀκοῆςfrom ἀκοή, “hearing; report”	ex audītūfrom audītus	ἐξ ἀκοῆς: from hearing, from ἀκοή, hearing, report. Latin: ex audītū, from the noun audītus.
πίστεωςfrom πίστις, “faith, trust”	fideīfrom fidēs	πίστεως: of faith. Latin: fideī.

New core words

Greek

ἔργον work, deed

Latin

operor work, labor; bring about opus work, deed; need (opusest)

Greek core words met305 / 345 Latin core words met300 / 345

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