Hebrews 13:8

Greek

Ἰησοῦςih-ay-SOOSΧριστὸςkris-TOSἐχθὲςek-THESκαὶkaiσήμερονSAY-meh-ronὁhoαὐτός,ow-TOSκαὶkaiεἰςaysτοὺςtoosαἰῶνας.ai-OH-nas

Latin

JēsūsYAY-soosChrīstusKREES-tusherī,HEH-reeetethodiē:HO-dee-ayipseIP-sehetetininsaecula.SAI-koo-lah

English

Jesus Christ, yesterday and today, is the same, and on into the ages.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἰησοῦς“Jesus”	Jēsūsfrom Iēsūs	Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
Χριστὸςfrom Χριστός, “Christ, anointed one”	Chrīstusall forms	Χριστὸς: Christ, the anointed one. Latin: Chrīstus.
ἐχθὲςfrom ἐχθές, “yesterday”	herī	ἐχθὲς: yesterday. Latin: herī.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
σήμερονall forms, “today”	hodiē	σήμερον: today. Latin: hodiē.
ὁ αὐτόςfrom αὐτός, “he; self; same”	ipseall forms	ὁ αὐτός: the same. With the article, αὐτός means same, not he. Latin: ipse. Neither language needs a word for is.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
εἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςfrom αἰών, “age, eternity”	in saeculafrom saeculum	εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας: into the ages, that is, for ever. Latin: in saecula, from saeculum, an age.

New core words

Greek

None new in this passage.

Latin

saeculum age, generation; world

Greek core words met330 / 345 Latin core words met332 / 345

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