Galatians 4:11

Paul worries about the Galatians.

Greek

φοβοῦμαιfo-BOO-maiὑμᾶςhoo-MASμήmayπωςpohsεἰκῇay-KAYκεκοπίακαkeh-ko-PEE-ah-kahεἰςaysὑμᾶς.hoo-MAS

Latin

TimeōTIH-meh-ohvōs,wohsnēnayforteFOR-tehsineSIH-nehcausāKOW-sahlabōrāverimlah-boh-RAH-weh-rimininvōbīs.WOH-bees

English

I am afraid for you, that I have somehow toiled over you for nothing.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
φοβοῦμαιfrom φοβέομαι, “to fear, be afraid”	Timeōfrom timeō	φοβοῦμαι: I am afraid, from φοβέομαι, to fear. Latin: timeō, I fear.
ὑμᾶςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμᾶς, vōs: you.
μήall forms, “not; lest”	nēall forms	μή: that, after a verb of fearing. Latin: nē, the same idiom.
πωςfrom πώς, “somehow, perhaps”	forte	πως: somehow. Latin: forte, by chance.
εἰκῇ“in vain, for nothing”	sine causāfrom sine	εἰκῇ: for nothing. Latin: sine causā, without cause, from sine, without.
κεκοπίακαfrom κοπιάω, “to toil, labor”	labōrāverimfrom labōrō	κεκοπίακα: I have toiled, a perfect of κοπιάω, to toil. Latin: labōrāverim, perfect subjunctive after nē.
εἰς ὑμᾶςfrom εἰς, “into, to, for”	in vōbīsfrom in	εἰς ὑμᾶς: over you. Latin: in vōbīs.

φοβέομαι fear, be afraid

timeō fear, be afraid nē that not, lest; not (in prohibitions)sine without

Greek core words met306 / 345 Latin core words met303 / 345

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