Hebrews 5:4

The writer explains how a high priest is appointed.

Greek

καὶkaiοὐχookἑαυτῷheh-ow-TOHτιςteesλαμβάνειlam-BAH-nayτὴνtaynτιμήν,tih-MAYNἀλλὰah-LAHκαλούμενοςkah-LOO-meh-nosὑπὸhoo-POτοῦtooθεοῦ,theh-OOκαθώσπερkah-THOHS-perκαὶkaiἈαρών.ah-ah-ROHN

Latin

NecnekquisquamKWISK-wamsūmitSOO-mitsibiSIH-bihhonōrem,ho-NOH-remsedsedquīkweevocāturwo-KAH-turāahDeō,DEH-ohtamquamTAMK-wamAarōn.AH-ah-rohn

English

And no one takes the honour upon himself; rather, he is called by God, just as Aaron too was.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶ οὐχfrom οὐ, “not”	Necfrom nec	καὶ οὐχ: and not. Latin uses one word: nec.
ἑαυτῷfrom ἑαυτοῦ, “himself, herself”	sibifrom sē	ἑαυτῷ: to himself, a dative. Latin: sibi.
τιςall forms, “someone, anyone”	quisquamall forms	τις: anyone; with the negative, no one. Latin: quisquam, used after a negative.
λαμβάνειfrom λαμβάνω, “to take, receive”	sūmitfrom sūmō	λαμβάνει: he takes. Latin: sūmit, from sūmō, to take up.
τὴν τιμήνfrom τιμή, “honour; price”	honōremfrom honor	τὴν τιμήν: the honor, from τιμή, honor or price. Latin: honōrem, from honor.
ἀλλὰfrom ἀλλά, “but”	sedall forms	ἀλλὰ, sed: but.
καλούμενοςfrom καλέω, “to call”	quī vocāturfrom vocō	καλούμενος: being called, a passive participle of καλέω, to call. Latin uses a clause: quī vocātur, who is called, from vocō.
ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦfrom ὑπό, “by; under”	ā Deōfrom ā	ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ: by God, with ὑπό naming the doer. Latin: ā Deō.
καθώσπερ“just as”	tamquamall forms	καθώσπερ: just as. Latin: tamquam.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	—	καὶ: also. Latin leaves it out.
Ἀαρών“Aaron”	Aarōn	Ἀαρών: Aaron, a Hebrew name with no endings. Latin: Aarōn.

New core words

Greek

τιμή honour; price καλέω call

Latin

quisquam anyone, anything (after negatives)vocō call, summon, invite; name tamquam as, as if, like

Greek core words met327 / 345 Latin core words met326 / 345

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