Galatians 5:5

Paul writes to the Galatians.

Greek

ἡμεῖςhay-MAYSγὰρgarπνεύματιPNEW-mah-tihἐκekπίστεωςPEES-teh-ohsἐλπίδαel-PEE-dahδικαιοσύνηςdih-kai-o-SOO-naysἀπεκδεχόμεθα.ah-pek-deh-KO-meh-thah

Latin

NōsnohsenimEH-nimspīritūSPEE-rih-tooexexfidē,FIH-dayspemspemjūstitiaeyoos-TIH-tee-aiexspectāmus.ex-pek-TAH-mus

English

For we, by the Spirit, from faith, eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἡμεῖςfrom ἐγώ, “I; plural: we”	Nōsfrom nōs	ἡμεῖς: we, stressed. Latin: nōs.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ, enim: for.
πνεύματιfrom πνεῦμα, “spirit, wind, breath”	spīritūfrom spīritus	πνεύματι: by the Spirit, a dative. Latin: spīritū, ablative.
ἐκ πίστεωςfrom πίστις, “faith, trust”	ex fidēfrom fidēs	ἐκ πίστεως: from faith. Latin: ex fidē.
ἐλπίδαfrom ἐλπίς, “hope”	spemfrom spēs	ἐλπίδα: hope, from ἐλπίς. Latin: spem, from spēs.
δικαιοσύνηςfrom δικαιοσύνη, “righteousness, justice”	jūstitiaefrom jūstitia	δικαιοσύνης: of righteousness, from δικαιοσύνη, righteousness, justice. Latin: jūstitiae, from jūstitia.
ἀπεκδεχόμεθαfrom ἀπεκδέχομαι, “to await eagerly”	exspectāmusfrom exspectō	ἀπεκδεχόμεθα: we eagerly await, from ἀπεκδέχομαι, a verb with two prefixes. Latin: exspectāmus, from exspectō.

New core words

Greek

ἐλπίς hope δικαιοσύνη righteousness, justice

Latin

spēs hope jūstitia righteousness,justice

Greek core words met308 / 345 Latin core words met305 / 345

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